Swallowing difficulty serves as a significant predictor of frailty progression in older adults, according to new research following nearly 800 community-dwelling Japanese seniors over two years. The ...

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 ...

There are many potential reasons for difficulty swallowing. These include acid reflux that leads to irritation of the food pipe (esophagus), different kinds of tumors or scarring of the food pipe, and ...

You probably don’t think too much about eating. You pop something in your mouth, chew it up and swallow it. But, sometimes, what you eat may seem like it won’t go down, or it feels like it’s stuck in ...

Anxiety can strike at any time. Maybe it flares when you're blindsided by a huge medical bill. For others, it ramps up during traffic jams or long checkout lines—especially when they're already ...

Huntington’s disease is a brain disorder that can affect various functions, including the ability to swallow — particularly as the disease progresses. Huntington’s disease is a neurogenerative ...