Hi Alan,
I used two techniques to improve my drinking capabilities:
- Use a straw and sip small quantities at a time,
- Your chin should be close to your chest, no more than a clenched fist in-between,
that position opens up at a maximum your throat, chin up on the contrary tends to close the throat and makes it more difficult to swallow.
Also cold liquids are easier to swallow than warm (not to mention hot) ones…
I had also liquids going up, i.e. passing through the nose, water was OK, but orange juice, milk or wine was really unpleasant!
My swallowing problems started with liquids, then solids and I had to go to mixed foods, at least for the hard ones, meat for instance.
The good thing is that everything is back to normal since several months.
Maurice.