The treatment we recommend for our patients depends on the type of dysphagia and what’s causing it, which is why a thorough diagnostic evaluation is so important.
Working the patient’s entire Care Team, our Speech Language Pathologists may recommend:
Patients with severe dysphagia may eventually lose the ability to chew and swallow independently and may require the use of a feeding tube in order to effectively nourish their bodies.
Working the patient’s entire Care Team, our Speech Language Pathologists may recommend:
- Swallowing exercises
- Exercises to strengthen facial muscles and improve coordination
- Specific head positioning that will help the patient swallow more effectively
- Food/liquid textures and temperatures that are safer and easier to swallow
Patients with severe dysphagia may eventually lose the ability to chew and swallow independently and may require the use of a feeding tube in order to effectively nourish their bodies.