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A? one of th? m??t ??mm?nl? diagnosed ?w?ll?w?ng d???rd?r?, dysphagia ?ff??t? ?n estimated 9.4 m?ll??n Am?r???n?. S?v?r?l d??????? ?nd d???rd?r?, ?n?lud?ng ?tr?k?, P?rk?n??n'? ?r Alzh??m?r'? d??????, ?m??tr??h?? l?t?r?l sclerosis, multiple ??l?r????, ?r ?v?n a br??n or spinal ??rd injury, can ?ff??t ?n?'? ?b?l?t? to ?w?ll?w. Add?ng t? th? und?rl??ng d???rd?r, d???h?g?? br?ng? ?t? ?wn ??t ?f ??t?nt??l ??m?l???t??n? ?u?h ?? d?h?dr?t??n, m?ln?ur??hm?nt, ?nd ????r?t??n ?f f??d ?nd l??u?d? ?nt? th? lung?.
Und?r?t?nd?ng h?w t? ?r??t? a m?d?f??d d??t for th??? w?th ?w?ll?w?ng disorders ?? trul? a m?tt?r ?f ?urv?v?l. When a ??r??n h?? d???h?g??, th??r ?w?ll?w?ng ?r????? d??? not fun?t??n ?r???rl?. C?n?um?ng t?xtur?-m?d?f??d f??d? ?nd thickened b?v?r?g?? ?ll?w? more t?m? f?r a ?u?????ful swallow, wh??h ?n turn ??n aid ?n ?r???r nutr?t??n ?nd ?v?r?ll w?lln???. The g??l of a modified d??t ?? t? ?r?v?d? a ??f?, nutr??nt-r??h m??lt?m? ?x??r??n?? f?r ??t??nt? u??ng f??d? ?nd dr?nk? th?t ?r? ???? t? ?w?ll?w, look ?????l?ng, ?nd t??t? g??d.
Th?? b??k r?v??w? th? d???h?g?? d??t, ?n?lud?ng ?t? h??lth b?n?f?t?, f??d l??t, m??l ?l?n, ?nd r??????. G?t a ???? t? l??rn m?r? fr?m th?? ?d??l dysphgia d??t ???kb??k.