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When asked where the food is getting stuck patients will often point to the [[cervical]] (neck) region as the site of the obstruction. However, this may be misleading due to patients' inaccurate sensation of the site of obstruction (with obstructions / dysmotilities lower in the esophagus being common). | |||
===In infants and children, signs and symptoms may include:=== | ===In infants and children, signs and symptoms may include:=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History
Symptoms
Symptoms of dysphagia in adults may include:
- Hesitation or inability to swallow
- Difficult or painful swallowing
- Constant feeling of a lump in the throat
- Inability to recognize food and taste it
- Food sticking in the throat
- Food coming up (regurgitation) through the throat or nose
- Chest pain or discomfort when swallowing
- Difficulty swallowing solid foods
- Frequent, repetitive swallowing
- Excessive throat clearing
- "Gurgly" sounding voice after eating
- Hoarse voice or recurrent sore throat
- Coughing during or after swallowing
- Necessity to "wash down" solid foods
- Recurrent episodes of pneumonia
- Frequent heartburn
- Food or stomach acid backing up into your throat (acid reflux)
- Unexpected weight loss
When asked where the food is getting stuck patients will often point to the cervical (neck) region as the site of the obstruction. However, this may be misleading due to patients' inaccurate sensation of the site of obstruction (with obstructions / dysmotilities lower in the esophagus being common).
In infants and children, signs and symptoms may include:
- Low interest in feeding or meals
- Tension in the body while feeding
- Refusal to eat foods that have certain textures
- Lengthy feeding or eating times (30 minutes or longer)
- Food or liquid leaking from the mouth
- Coughing or gagging when eating or nursing
- Spitting up or vomiting during feeding or meals
- Strained breathing while eating and drinking
- Poor weight gain or growth