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Bookmark or Share- Dysphagia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicOccasional difficulty swallowing, such as when you eat too fast or don't chew your food well enough, usually isn't cause for concern. But ongoing dysphagia can be a serious medical condition that needs treatment.
- Anatomy, Head and Neck, Swallowing - StatPearls - NCBI BookshelfSwallowing sounds like a simple physiological human function, but it is a complex, multifaceted process involving a variety of muscles and nerves. It is the starting point for the peristaltic transport of food to the stomach.
- Dysphagia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicDilation involves placing an endoscope into the esophagus and inflating an attached balloon to stretch it. This treatment is used for achalasia, esophageal stricture, motility disorders, or an irregular ring of tissue at the junction of the esophagus and stomach, known as Schatzki ring.
- Dysphagia (Difficulty Swallowing): Causes, Diagnosis, and ...WebMD explains the potential causes, diagnosis, and treatment of swallowing problems also known as dysphasia.
- Stages of swallowing: Deglutition | KenhubSwallowing, or deglutition, is a complex reflex mechanism by which food is pushed from the oral cavity into the esophagus and then pushed to the stomach. This movement of food from the oral cavity on to the esophagus and stomach by pushing is called propulsion, and it is an important part of the digestive process.
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