Dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

inability to swallow anything

food and liquids or secretions pass into airway below the true vocal folds

Results from inability to ingest food safely reluctance to eat, or fear of eating or drinking due to past swallowing problems, or the inability to digest or absorb ingested nutrients.

SLP, physician, nursing, social services, family, and client

Chewing

Tube feeding-artificial life support (need court order to remove)

Act of swallowing