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Bronchiectasis and Swallowing Issues - recent study
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: 12 hours ago | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
@wolfplanetzero This was news to me last year as well! My issue turned out to be not a swallowing dysfunction, but vocal chord dysfunction. It caused frequent episodes of choking on mucus, saliva, food or beverages for most of my life - and nobody ever diagnosed it - sometimes in spite of witnessing the issue.
Like Linda @becleartoday mine was reduced, over a period of 6 weeks from multiple episodes per day to one every 2-3 weeks - as long as I did the prescribed breathing and swallowing exercises. I declared myself "cured" and stooped the therapy - OOPS - the choking was back within a few weeks. Now I do them daily while working on the computer and I'm better again.
I guess like airway clearance and stretching exercises, these are things you do for life.
Sue
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Hi Sue. So far I have had only one appointment with a speech language therapist. She did an evaluation and confirmed the diagnosis of oral dysphagia. We talked about ways of making challenging foods easier to chew and swallow, such as pureeing them, and we did some tongue strengthening exercises, including swallowing while my tongue is sticking out, which was challenging. I will schedule a second appointment when the weather improves and virus case numbers drop. The goals are to keep things from getting worse, and to reduce the risk of aspiration. Peace!