Research progress about the etiology and treatment of dysphagia
WANG Wenjing
SUN Huinan
CHEN Xuxin
HAN Zhihai
Abstract：Swallowing is a complex neuromuscular activity that consists of oral , pharyngeal , and esophageal phases ,and involves the coordinated function of many muscles .Dysphagia means that the person feels obstruction and swallowing process is longer when food enter pharynx and esophagus . Dysphagia occurs more easily in children and the elderly because of the imperfection or degradation of swallowing ,but the main factors of dysphagia are diseases , mainly of nervous system and digestive system.Also, foreign body may cause dysphagia .Dysphagia can cause aspiration pneumonia and even endanger life , so accurate diagnosis and treatment is necessary .At the same time , to reduce the mortality and the incidence of pneumonia , appropriate methods and an accurate assessment for swallowing are needed .
Keywords：DysphagiaEtiologyTreatmentChildrenElderly
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 377-381 )