Swallowing Therapy
Swallowing therapy is typically provided by a speech-language pathologist (and, more informally and adjunctively, by other healthcare professionals). General areas of teaching might include:
- Choosing wisely which food types and consistencies to eat;
- Swallowing maneuvers such as tucking the chin, double swallow, effortful swallow, head turning, and supraglottic swallow;
- Direct exercises for the tongue, pharynx, palate, and larynx.
Swallowing Trouble 101
This video gives an overview of how swallowing works, how it can sometimes go wrong (presbyphagia or cricopharyngeal dysfunction), and possible ways to treat those problems (swallowing therapy or cricopharyngeal myotomy).YouTube