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What Causes Difficulty In Swallowing Food?

Yes, sometimes, when I am eating. I chew my food, as I always have my entire life, but now sometimes it s tough to swallow. I will swallow and the food will get stuck half way. I need to take a drink of water to help it down. Very uncomfortable and sometimes painful
Tue, 8 Aug 2017
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these are the tests to rule out the cause of dysphagia.
X-ray with a contrast material (barium X-ray). ...
Dynamic swallowing study. ...
A visual examination of your esophagus (endoscopy). ...
Fiber-optic endoscopic swallowing evaluation (FEES). ...
Esophageal muscle test (manometry). ...
Imaging scan
we can treat after we l know the cause of dhsphagia
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What Causes Difficulty In Swallowing Food?

these are the tests to rule out the cause of dysphagia. X-ray with a contrast material (barium X-ray). ... Dynamic swallowing study. ... A visual examination of your esophagus (endoscopy). ... Fiber-optic endoscopic swallowing evaluation (FEES). ... Esophageal muscle test (manometry). ... Imaging scan we can treat after we l know the cause of dhsphagia