New operation for swallowing problems
An ingenuous technique which reshape the throat area helps people who cannot swallow because of paralysis. Swallowing is a very complex operation, involving the co-ordinated action of various of the cranial nerves. One of these, the vagal nerve, controls the swallowing at the upper end of the digestive tract// - that is, above the esophagus, but below the mouth. When this nerve is paralysed, aspi...Swallowing Magnets Found To Be Dangerous for Kids
Swallowing foreign objects is a common occurrence among children between 6 months and 3 years old. About 80 percent of objects // that reach the stomach will pass through the gastrointestinal tract on their own. However, up to 20 percent will need to be surgically removed. Children who swallow more than one magnet need immediate medical attention. Researchers say if magnets are allowed t...Swallowing Exercises Helps With Cancer Treatment Recovery
Chemo-and-radiation therapies make head-and-neck cancer patients feel as if they have been drinking scalding coffee for weeks. Anticipating that the treatment may later cause difficulty swallowing, doctors usually order a temporary // feeding tube through the stomach wall. This however sometimes can cause more difficulty with swaloowing. But UAB head-and-neck surgeon William R. Carroll...GERD Not Caused By Swallowing Air
Researchers at Sint Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands say that although people suffering from gastroesophageal reflex disease// (GERD) swallow air and belch more frequently, air swallowing does not play any role in the disease. In order to test whether air swallowing had any role in GERD, researchers calculated pressure, liquid and acidity in the esophagus of 12 people w...Clues to the Cause of Difficulty With Swallowing
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EE), a disease, first described in children only 20 years ago, but has shown a rising incidence in both children and adults. //It is said to be an inflammatory condition of the esophagus, symptoms of which includes vomiting, heartburn and difficulty in swallowing. In findings published on line January 10, 2007 in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology,...