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Dysphagia is a complication seen in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Even in a COVID-19 pandemic situation, the management of dysphagia caused by other diseases as well as dysphagia-related...
The need for non-contact practice during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a rapidly growing interest in digital health technologies (DHTs). Until recently, swallowing evaluations and treatments have been performed...
Through the recent development and supply of COVID-19 vaccines, there is a growing interest in the management of post-treatment complications of survivors after infection, rather than the COVID-19 infection itself.
Complications...
The aortic arch normally causes no symptomatic physiological constriction of the esophagus. Symptoms of dysphagia are generally observed in the presence of specific conditions, such as an aortic aneurysm. In...
Treatment of patients with dysphagia has become more complicated due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. A surgical field involving the upper respiratory tract, and the aerosol-generating nature of the surgery...
Acquired brain injury patients who present dysphagia associated with temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) are more common than expected. TMJD is associated with restriction of mouth opening and jaw movements, thereby...
Pharyngeal stenosis (PS) is an unwanted consequence of chemo-radiation treatment of pharyngeal carcinomas, or a rare complication of rheumatic diseases. We present two cases of PS treated with the novel...
Drooling is defined as the unintentional flow of saliva out of the mouth or to the back of the pharynx due to salivary control problems and swallowing difficulties. Drooling is...
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the level of chewing and swallowing function (CSF) and the factors related to CSF among elderly vendors in a conventional market.
Methods: The cross-sectional study...
Objective: To evaluate the reliability of suprahyoid and infrahyoid electromyography (EMG) measurement during swallowing.
Methods: In all, 10 healthy volunteers were evaluated for the following surface EMG (sEMG) parameters in the...