Swallowing difficulty serves as a significant predictor of frailty progression in older adults, according to new research following nearly 800 community-dwelling Japanese seniors over two years.

These swallowing problems, known medically as dysphagia, affect nearly 14 percent of the population, according to reports.

Aging-related swallowing decline, known as presbyphagia, significantly increases the risk of dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia in older adults. Enhancing cortical activation and functional ...

The normal adult swallows on average 600 times a day, with 35 swallowing movements per hour while awake and 6 swallowing movements per hour while asleep; these movements facilitate the movement of the ...

Mushero, N., Demers, L.B. and Chippendale, R. (2022) An Interactive Workshop on Managing Dysphagia in Older Adults with Dementia. MedEdPORTAL, 18, Article 11223.

Objectives To describe the findings of Fiberoptic Endoscopic Examination of Swallowing (FEES) in asymptomatic young and older adults, comparing results across different age groups. Additionally, this ...

Among the conditions affecting older adults, dysphagia and cognitive impairment are particularly prevalent (1). Patients with dysphagia may exhibit cognitive disorders or language impairments (aphasia ...

Speech, language, and swallowing disorders are common disabilities that affect children and adults alike. Individuals and families of individuals who have been impacted by these disorders are ...

Five Lesion Types In addition to dysphagia or food impaction, eosinophilic esophagitis in adults is characterized by a count of eosinophil polynucleocytes of at least 15 per high-power field (60 ...

Dysphagia after stroke is common and can impact morbidity and death. The purpose of this population‐based study was to determine specific epidemiological and health risk factors that impact ...

Swallowing impairment (dysphagia) and tracheostomy coexist. Research in this area has often provided an overview of dysphagia management as a whole, but there is limited information pertaining to ...