Becky Boyack, CCC-SLP 801-541-4467 keyspeechtherapy@gmail.com
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    • About SLP
  • Services
    • AAC & Assistive Technology
    • Articulation & Intelligibility
    • Cognitive
    • Language
    • Special Needs
    • Stuttering
    • Swallowing
    • Voice/LSVT
  • Pricing
  • Becky's Blog

Swallowing/Dysphagia

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Swallow Impairment/Dysphagia:


People can have trouble swallowing due to a variety of reasons.

Speech Therapy can be implemented to help a person who has difficulty swallowing.  

Instrumental Exams should be done before Speech Therapy begins:
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MBS: Modified Barium Swallow
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FEES: Fiber Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing

Above infographic 
created by Aspen Rehab
​Thanks! 
                 
                          
Thickened Liquids:    Nectar-Thick
                                                           Honey-Thick
                                                           Pudding/Spoon Thick
   
            i        Diet Modifications:    Dysphagia Diet 1
                                                            
Dysphagia Diet 2
                                                                                
Dysphagia Diet 3 

                
                       



                                                   
 
                               
             

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