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Identifying swallowing difficulties

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This video will help you identify signs of swallowing difficulties, enabling you to take action to prevent illness, weight loss, and low mood, thus enhancing the quality of home life.

 

 

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Food "getting stuck"
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Changes in voice
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Difficulty chewing
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Coughing or throat clearing when eating and drinking
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Choking episodes If this is to occur immediate attention is crucial
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Recurrent chest infections or pneumonia
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Changes in eating habits or unintended weight loss

Meet our experts

Chloe Green

Chloe completed a BSc in Speech and Language Therapy from City University of London. She started her career in the NHS in the adult acute setting and has worked across a range of medical specialities, including frailty, respiratory medicine, oncology and neurological rehabilitation. Chloe subsequently specialised in voice and upper airway disorders. In her current NHS clinical practice alongside her work at Nightingale Hammerson, she is based in the paediatric acute service within Bart’s Health Trust, as well as running a paediatric Voice and Upper Airway service. At Nightingale Hammerson, Chloe works within the multidisciplinary therapy team, supporting Residents with Dysphagia and communication difficulties. She enjoys maximising Resident’s quality of life and supporting members of the care team with learning and development. 

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