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Digestive & GastrointestinalModerate
Dysphagia
Audiology & Speech Therapy · Digestive & Gastrointestinal
Moderate
Severity
Common, especially in older adults and stroke survivors — affects a significant proportion of hospitalized elderly patients
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Audiology & Speech Therapy
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🤒Common Symptoms
coughing or choking during or after eating or drinkingsensation of food getting stuck in the throat or chestpain while swallowingdrooling or difficulty controlling salivaunexplained weight lossrecurrent chest infections or pneumoniawet or gurgly voice quality after swallowingneeding to swallow multiple times to clear food
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