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Choking/coughing while eating or drinking Symptom Report

Choking and coughing while eating and/or drinking also known as dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing) may result from neuromuscular disorder or mechanical obstruction. Read more...Click to read more below


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Symptom Severities

Choking/coughing while eating or drinking severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Choking/coughing while eating or drinking

Treatments Patients Take For Choking/coughing while eating or drinking
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
27 11% PEG-Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: 11%
26 11% Feeding Tube: 11%
3 1% Thick-It: 1%
3 1% VitalStim Therapy: 1%
1 0% Glycopyrrolate: 0%
1 0% Metoclopramide: 0%
1 0% Suction Machine: 0%

Report created on November 23, 2009.