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Esophageal Self Dilation Therapy: An Effective Alternative Jan 4 6:38pm | By Kanaaz Pereira, Connect Moderator (@kanaazpereira)Comment receiving replies
I survived oropharyngeal cancer two years ago. As a result , I’ve had difficulty swallowing. It got better for awhile but recently has become more of an issue. After looking around online for options, I stumbled across self dilation. While there are “medical grade” devices out there, I found the most reasonably priced device at siliconenozzles.com.
“The item you ordered will be a smooth shaft at 1 1/8''(1.125'')
diameter. (2.85cm) for the entire length after the smooth tip. The tip
starts at around approximately 0.5'' until it slowly tapers up to the
1.125''.
It was affordable and seems to be working.
This is in no way a recommendation. Only my personal experience.
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Dear @muddypaws88 ,
Your recommendations do not align with those of the three medical studies from MN, AZ and Amsterdam for esophageal self-dilation.
Specifically, the diameter of successful esophageal stricture management in those three studies was around 14mm, or .55 inch.
The devices you recommend are more than double that size.
Also, the website you have recommended in your two posts seems to be for sexual purposes, not medical purposes. Just an FYI.
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