I struggle with swallowing pills especially big pills

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Hi Theresa My father and I live in Sydney, Australia. Dad is 90, vascular dementia, arthritis is lower back, hypothyroidism and enlarged prostate. From last July it was discovered that he was aspirating his food and drink. As a result he had aspiration pneumonia and was treated with antibiotics. Speech pathologists in the hospital prescribed thickener to be added to his drinks. And they said Dad should only eat mashed and soft foods. Despite what “modern medicine” says, I believe in my heart and soul that Dad’s conditions can be cured. And watching your video gave me hope that Dad’s dysphasia can be cured. As this is caused by vascular dementia, what specific exercises should he do to improve his swallowing? Please advise.

Radiation induced dysplasia.

So good!

This is such a validation! Thank you for posting this.

Hello! what are those proper questions we ask during bedside swallowing evaluation?

Great video! I love your hair and eyes!

Is it true that GERD can also be caused by too weak stomach acid, which the sphincter doesn’t detect in time to close? If yes, are there any protocols to find out the cause of it?

Excellent information. Would NMES be appropriate for this population?

Don’t forget that LPR can also be present even if the throat looks normal as in my case when LPR came after a respiratory infection for me

My dad has alzheimer's any chokes.All the time.. They say there's nothing they can do, because he's too old to get a feeding tube. His sister choked to death that way

As a general dystonia patient..i say yes...

I found this to be exceedingly informative--thank you. The reason I tuned in is that I suspect I may have recently had either an infarct or hemorrhagic event based on a cluster of symptoms that showed up at around the same time last year (end of 2023) and that would correspond to a lesion in lateral medulla. I don't have dysphagia, but I do suffer central sleep apneas, blood pressure that became precariously elevated all of a sudden (210+/120+) left side facial numbness, hyperhidrosis (both sleep and gustatory) and several other oddities that all cropped up after I had what I thought was a severe migraine. I'd suffered these headaches for 12 years, but this last one also featured trigeminal pain, dizziness (I fell), vomiting, and a very weird olfactory aura. I am putting all the pieces together for my primary care physician and perhaps he will refer me to a neurologist, or he may just tell me not to worry and ignore me... not sure. Nevertheless, perhaps the weirdest part is that I had had these headaches more or less biweekly for over a decade, and this big one was the last. Nothing for 9 months. Glad, but very strange... I am a scientist with my PhD in neuroscience, which helps with familiarity for terminology, but I am most certainly not a clinician, which can be frustrating :). I am just hoping to learn whether I ought to be put on a blood-thinning protocol etc. because I would really hate for a follow up that was more severe... Anyway, thank you for this and similar. You're a talented lecturer. I appreciate all the hard work you've put in.

Thank you! This is so helpful! I'm a speech therapy student in the UK - we never learnt about them at uni 😂

Hello, I had a barium swallow to access occasional sternum discomfort and it revealed diminished esophageal motility, though I did not have any type of pain or symptoms. I had the upper gi endoscopy done on Friday to look for any clues/damage. It was unremarkable and according the report went without any problems. I woke up with a terrible sore throat and difficulty swallowing (at the pharyngeal level) as well as it painful to laugh or cough. It is now Monday. I was hoping it was related to trauma of some sort and will heal up, which I am still hoping for. Just wondering if you have any suggestions.

This is so encouraging. I thought for sure I wanted to go into acute rehab before grad school. Then in grad school I wanted to do EI because I have several years of experience with 0-4 year olds. Then I LOVED my medical placement at an acute care hospital during my last semester in grad school. Now I’m searching for CF jobs and was recently offered positions at a private practice and a SNF and I worry about not being able to transition back in forth if I find out it’s not for me. Thanks for sharing your experience! It really makes me feel as though I’m not going to be stuck if I end up not living where I start as a CF.

I did all of this and the only symptom Im still left with is only globus it has diminished but every time I swallow pills or food I feel the texture of the food and pills sitting in my throat I guess its the crycopharengeal muscle contracting too much to prevent acid coming up I'd give anything to rid of this horrible sensation it is very difficult to treat Ive seen several specialists laryngologists ents etc but no one knows a definite treatment for it

Strokes are scary

All i know is that evidence is the most important thing in proof

thank youuu amaizing

I also had issues with bread like stuff it gets stuck and it’s so painful and I can’t drink to move it because every time i chock I almost choked on a donut and coffee one morning

My 15 year old son since he had Covid over a year ago now since then every time he eats he coughs So bad

My mom have all the signs of aphasia,, I don't know what type of aphasia she has

Should I also be taking business classes if I want to open a PP.

I had a massive blood hemorrhage from bike accident

This was incredibly resourceful! Thank you!

I'm a Speech Therapist in Japan. Your KZbin videos are always helpful hands down.

Thank you for taking the time for this very informative video.

I've been amazed by the results of Planet Ayurveda's treatment for Bell's Palsy. Highly impressed

From your mouth to God's ears. Are we even allowed to talk to each other without losing the demanded 90% productivity? We always collaborated at unpaid 30 min. lunch or "on demand" once a week, for 30 min. I continue to try, but many professionals are afraid to lose productivity.

Lyme?

Thank you so much 🙏

hello iam stroke patient from 2014 eat with feedtubewant start ewot oxygen therapy what u think iam worry about aspiration please back to me than u

Hi Theresa Richard, thankful to have discovered your incredibly informative channel. But do you have a video about oral care for dysphasia? Another video says do not use toothpaste for those w/ swallowing difficulties. My interest is for my mother. In the hospital they used those “Dentips” by Medline which are treated w/ “Dentrifice”. But I don’t want to use flouride products or the other ingredients of stannous flouride or triclosan. Do you have other suggestions? I also need to buy a suction toothbrush. The one I mostly find when searching is that “Oral lean G100”. Don’t know if I missed an installment of yours regarding oral care but if not hope to see one soon. Also Mom has upper dentures & i don’t anything about removing, cleaning & re inserting dentures. Thank You for any feedback. Searching for help & info.

Hi Theresa Richard, thankful to have discovered your incredibly informative channel. But do you have a video about oral care for dysphasia? Another video says do not use toothpaste for those w/ swallowing difficulties. My interest is for my mother. In the hospital they used those “Dentips” by Medline which are treated w/ “Dentrifice”. But I don’t want to use flouride products or the other ingredients of stannous flouride or triclosan. Do you have other suggestions? I also need to buy a suction toothbrush. The one I mostly find when searching is that “Oral lean G100”. Don’t know if I missed an installment of yours regarding oral care but if not hope to see one soon. Also Mom has upper dentures & i don’t anything about removing, cleaning & re inserting dentures. Thank You for any feedback. Searching for help & info.

These were not mentioned in my undergraduate info session.

As I SLP I like suggest drinking a straw. My colleagues frown upon it. What are your thoughts.

Is there a stand alone SEMG unit that does not include stimulation (e.g vital atom), if so, which brand do you recommend?

Theresa, you are a beautiful person inside and out. So many woman compete instead of helping each other. That you all you do. You are a Pioneer in our profession.

My pulmonary Dr is treating me for aspiration pnuemonia with no antibiotics or steroids. I was told I need to drink thickened liquids to prevent further problems. I am concerned, don't I need an antibiotic for this current pnuemonia?

What is the informal Dysarthria Assessment from the Mayo Clinic? Ive looked everywhere online and can't seem to find it

Mam iam speech language pathologist undergraduate student ,This course vailued or not?And this course give vacancies or not mam?please reply i have lot confusion

Good jobs Miss Theresa. i am from Speech Therapist Indonesian. Thanks

Can you do a video on whether there’s dysphagia for patients that recently got decannulated?

Swallowing food somewhat easy. ..... liquid is impossible

Good vide

thank you!!!