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In her native country of Greece, Purdue professor Georgia Malandraki saw firsthand that resources for swallowing disorders were extremely limited. That only fueled a passion to explore how to improve ...

Swallowing problems and anxiety may go hand in hand, with each potentially worsening the other. Anxiety can tighten throat muscles, making swallowing harder, while persistent swallowing issues can ...

Ways to make eating and swallowing easier with tardive dyskinesia include switching medications, dietary changes, working with a speech-language pathologist, and more. Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a ...

That frustrating sensation of food seemingly caught in your throat during moments of stress isn’t just in your head. When anxiety strikes, it can transform the simple act of swallowing—something most ...

Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) primarily affects your ability to breathe, it can also have a negative impact on your ability to swallow. Difficulty swallowing is known as ...