Difficulty Swallowing
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Difficulty Swallowing Symptoms
Symptoms that occur with difficulty swallowing include:
Choking
Chronic cough
Coughing
during swallowing
Heartburn
Hoarse voice
Painful swallowing
Pressure sensation in the chest after swallowing
Sore throat
Weight loss
Additional symptoms that may occur with
difficulty speaking
due to
stroke
include:
Sudden
numbness in one arm
or leg:
Arm numbness (unilateral)
Leg numbness (unilateral)
Arm and leg numbness (unilateral)
Sudden
weakness in one arm
or leg:
Arm weakness (unilateral)
Leg weakness (unilateral)
Arm and leg weakness (unilateral)
Facial weakness
Difficulty walking
Difficulty with balance
Loss of coordination
Vision loss
Vision changes
:
Double vision
Confusion
Memory loss
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Related Topics:
Achalasia
Difficulty speaking
Esophageal spasm
Esophageal stricture
Sore throat
Swallowed foreign body
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Difficulty swallowing
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Last Updated: May 30, 2008
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Authors:
Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Difficulty Swallowing References:
Achem SR, Devault KR. Dysphagia in aging. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2005 May-Jun;39(5):357-71.
Cook IJ, Kahrilas PJ. AGA technical review on management of oropharyngeal dysphagia. Gastroenterology. 1999 Feb;116(2):455-78.
Leslie P, Drinnan MJ, Ford GA, Wilson JA. Swallow respiratory patterns and aging: presbyphagia or dysphagia? J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2005 Mar;60(3):391-5.
Rubenstein JH, Inadomi JM. Dysphagia drives doctors to diagnose a disease: pitfalls in interpreting observational studies. Gastrointest Endosc. 2005 Jun;61(7):809-11.
