October 1st is International Day of Older Persons.

If talking about the elderly The most common thing that we worry about is fall But today we will talk about another important symptom in the elderly. Sarcopenic dysphagia is a condition in which the muscles involved in swallowing are weak, especially the tongue and the muscles under the chin. This can result in dysphagia. Japanese Association of Dysphagia Rehabilitation Criteria for diagnosis have been established. by considering have dysphagia Having sarcopenia There are imaging results such as CT, MRI, or ultrasound that indicate decreased muscle mass related to swallowing. There are no other causes of dysphagia. If there are...

Have you ever swallowed and felt like something was still stuck in your throat?

Most cases of dysphagia are caused by abnormalities in the brain. But as age increases, various muscles weaken and as a result, the force of swallowing decreases, which can cause swallowing problems or a feeling of food stuck in the throat. If you try to observe carefully When our tongue hurts, it still feels like food is stuck in our throat and we have to swallow it repeatedly or swallow water. Food that remains after swallowing is one of the causes of aspiration pneumonia.  Why is there food stuck in my throat? In fact, there are 2 most common locations...