There are many potential reasons for difficulty swallowing. These include acid reflux that leads to irritation of the food pipe (esophagus), different kinds of tumors or scarring of the food pipe, and ...

Difficulty swallowing can be a symptom of cancer, particularly cancers of the neck, head, jaw, and mouth. It can also be caused by conditions that affect your nervous system and digestive tract, such ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The muscles in your digestive tract usually work in a coordinated manner to move food from your esophagus to stomach and from your stomach to the intestine and anus. In individuals ...

In her native country of Greece, Purdue professor Georgia Malandraki saw firsthand that resources for swallowing disorders were extremely limited. That only fueled a passion to explore how to improve ...

Speech-language pathologists or speech therapists can help when you are having problems speaking, communicating, or swallowing due to a wide range of conditions, including speech delays or strokes.

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a condition that affects the esophagus — the tube that carries food and liquid from the mouth to the stomach. It happens when the body’s immune system overreacts to ...

Every year, more than 795,000 Americans have a stroke—and more than half of survivors develop swallowing difficulties. Left untreated, this serious medical condition called dysphagia can cause ...

Huntington’s disease is a brain disorder that can affect various functions, including the ability to swallow — particularly as the disease progresses. Huntington’s disease is a neurogenerative ...

Swallowing difficulty serves as a significant predictor of frailty progression in older adults, according to new research following nearly 800 community-dwelling Japanese seniors over two years. The ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -The number of people who see a doctor about problems with swallowing climbs during the holidays, a leading chest surgeon says. Sign up here. "We tend to see this time of ...

With the news of the death of national actor Ahn Sung-ki, it is known that he has been battling lymphoma for a long time, and ...