Dear Doctor: Why do the elderly often have a hard time swallowing, and sometimes experience a feeling that food is stuck in their throats? I heard there’s a procedure to stretch the throat. Does it ...

A patient recently told me they’ve been having some problems swallowing lately. What can cause this? Swallowing is a pretty complex body function. It starts in the oral phase, when food is moistened ...

Difficulty swallowing is a common symptom of eosinophilic esophagitis, but there are some simple ways to mitigate this side effect and ease discomfort. Dysphagia — trouble swallowing while eating and ...

Background A 40-year-old white male with atopy presented to our department in March 2004 with a history of chronic heartburn and solid-food dysphagia since 1994. The patient was taking on-demand ...

A 73-year-old woman described a 2-year history of solid foods “getting stuck” once or twice per week. The sensation was not progressive, and she denied heartburn, regurgitation, weight loss, fever, ...

What is Difficulty in Swallowing or Lump in Throat Symptom? The sensation of difficulty in swallowing (medically called dysphagia) in the absence of any apparent physical abnormality is often commonly ...

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is the inability to swallow food or drink. The condition can also cause breathing difficulties, choking, and drooling. Oropharyngeal dysphagia can occur due to various ...

Swallowing is a basic function that many of us take for granted — until a problem occurs, making daily tasks like drinking and eating a major challenge. Dysphagia is the medical term used to describe ...

Difficulty with swallowing or dysphagia is a problem, which if left untreated, could cause malnutrition and seriously affect the health of the patient. Dysphagia is a condition where a person ...

This patient's symptoms may be due to improper evaluation before surgery (ie, wrong diagnosis) or to a failure of that surgery (ie, poor treatment). Therefore, this case raises 3 important questions: ...

Dysphagia is the term used to describe difficulty swallowing. The term can be broken down into two parts, where “dys” meaning difficulty and “phag” meaning eating. For some people affected by the ...