SYDNEY - Kogarah and Miranda
Do you cough when you eat or drink?
Do you have difficulty getting food to go down?
This is called Dysphagia
Dysphagia simply means disordered swallowing. It can have many causes and take many forms.
Dysphagia can be caused by many things including:
A thorough history of your problem along with a oro-musculature assessment (face, mouth and neck muscles and nerves) and observation of your swallowing will reveal much of your difficulties. Sometimes a video X-Ray study of your swallowing (called a Modified Barium Swallow (MBS) or Videofluouroscopy) will be needed to look at exactly what is happening with your swallowing. This is completed at a hospital. A substance visible under x-ray is swallowed which shows where it is going, the timing of events during the swallow, outlines structures involved in swallowing and guides strategies and therapy.
There are many exercises and strategies that can be used to improve swallowing. We can help you manage your swallowing difficulties and in many cases enable you to return to your normal function. Contact us to find out more.
Kensington Street, Kogarah New South Wales 2217, Australia
Trudy Lynch Speech Pathology
Please note - Unfortunately I do not provide general children's Speech Pathology services as this is not my area of recent experience. For these services I suggest you visit the Speech Pathology Australia Website. I do provide services for children with Chronic cough, voice disorders or stuttering.