A patient recently told me they’ve been having some problems swallowing lately. What can cause this? Swallowing is a pretty complex body function. It starts in the oral phase, when food is moistened ...

Many conditions can cause swallowing issues, known as dysphagia. These include neurodegenerative conditions such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease. They also include brain injuries, ...

Common causes of swallowing problems may differ significantly between older men and women, according to physician researchers. In a two-year swallowing clinic study, neuromuscular and esophageal ...

Dysphagia or difficulty swallowing usually indicates some disorder of the esophagus. An accurate, detailed history can suggest the cause of dysphagia and can enable the physician to define the cause ...

For most people, swallowing is second nature, but how does it occur, and why do some people have difficulty with it? Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have started to tackle these questions by ...

Patients experiencing isolated dysphagia may be showing early signs of a rare condition called Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), according to a letter to the editor published on March 12 in ...

New research, aimed at reducing the debilitating impact of the condition dysphagia after stroke, is among the recipients of the Stroke Foundation 2022 Research Grants program. Up to 50 percent of ...

A person with cricopharyngeal dysfunction may experience difficulty swallowing or a feeling of something being stuck in their throat. This is because the sphincter does not open properly. Treatment ...

Pain when swallowing is a common problem often caused by a throat infection or injury. It’s not unusual for these conditions to also cause pain when yawning due to inflammation of the tissues in your ...

Achalasia is a rare oesophageal disorder that impairs the ability of the esophagus to move food into the stomach. It occurs due to the gradual degeneration of oesophageal muscles and dysfunction of ...