FEEDING / SWALLOWING
"You first have to get the food or drink to your mouth. You may use a fork, spoon, straw, or your hands. You have to open your mouth and take the food in. You close your lips to keep the food in your mouth. You then chew the food or move the liquid to get ready to swallow. Children have to learn this process. They start by sucking and learn how to eat solid foods and drink from a cup. Children will have some trouble at first. Drinks may spill from their mouths. They may push food back out or gag on new foods. This is normal and should go away..."
- https://www.asha.org/public/speech/swallowing/Feeding-and-Swallowing-Disorders-in-Children/ |
Feeding and Swallowing Disorders:
Children:
"A child with a feeding disorder will keep having trouble. Some children will eat only certain foods, or they may take a long time to eat. These children may also have a feeding disorder. Some children also have swallowing problems, or dysphagia (dis-FAY-juh). Swallowing happens in three stages, or phases. A child can have a problem in one or more of these phases. They include:
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Adults:
We all have problems swallowing sometimes. We may have trouble chewing a tough piece of meat. We may gag on food or have to swallow hard to get it down. And we have all had a drink “go down the wrong way,” making us cough and choke. A person with a swallowing disorder will have trouble like this all the time. A swallowing disorder is also called dysphagia (dis-FAY-juh). Swallowing happens in three stages, or phases. You can have a problem in one or more of these phases (Oral, Pharyngeal, Esophageal) ** see definitions under "Children:" or the link below There are many conditions that can cause swallowing problems. Some medications can cause dry mouth, which makes it hard to chew and swallow..." https://www.asha.org/public/speech/swallowing/Swallowing-Disorders-in-Adults/ |
Dysphagia
"Dysphagia is the medical term for swallowing difficulties. Some people with dysphagia have problems swallowing certain foods or liquids, while others can't swallow at all.
Other signs of dysphagia include:
https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/stomach-liver-and-gastrointestinal-tract/dysphagia-swallowing-problems |
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Speech Therapy Massage (for feeding)
"Therapeutic Speech Massage (TSM) was developed by Dr. Elena Dyakova in 2003 for use in speech therapy. TSM aimed at the normalization of function in oral-facial and speech muscles while enhancing their work. Over the past 10 years, this method has proven its effectiveness and is widely used by Russian and European Speech Therapists as part of their speech therapy programs. Beginning in 2014, TSM was included in mandatory educational programs for students receiving a bachelor’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology in Russia..."
http://www.agesandstages.net/qadetail.php?id=60 |
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