Getting a referral for a swallowing evaluation can feel a little daunting – especially if you’re not sure what’s going to happen when you get there. A lot of people arrive at their first appointment with a mix of relief that they’re finally getting answers and anxiety about what those
If you’ve been referred for swallowing therapy, one of the first questions you’re probably asking is whether your insurance will cover it. It’s a reasonable concern – and the honest answer is that coverage varies, but swallowing therapy is covered by many insurance plans, including Medicare, Medicaid, and most commercial
Most physicians and specialists encounter dysphagia regularly – in post-stroke patients, in older adults with declining function, in oncology patients mid-treatment or in recovery. The clinical question isn’t usually whether swallowing problems exist. It’s when a formal swallowing evaluation is actually warranted, and what to tell the patient while you’re
Swallowing is something most of us do hundreds of times a day without thinking about it. So when something starts to feel off, it can be easy to write it off as a fluke – a piece of food that went down wrong, a dry throat, a bad day. But
If you or someone you care for has been working through a swallowing disorder, you may have heard the term sEMG biofeedback come up in conversation. It sounds technical, and it is – but the idea behind it is pretty intuitive: we learn faster when we can see what’s happening