Originally Posted by en bloc

Hi Dea,

There were 5 pages of posts in the last thread and I think many of them were quite helpful, particularly in regards to testing. There are many causes of swallowing problems, so it would best if you had more testing to first identify the exact nature of the problem...then causes might be easier to figure out.

Ok, I saw it but none of that actually helped a lot...sorry..

GERD, neuropathy are among the causes. Here's link to Mayo's site on difficulty with swallowing. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dif...SECTION=causes Hopefully, this will be helpful.

I saw that earlier... quite helpful but also scary...

I have problems with swallowing...due to neuropathy. Water and thin liquids are worse then foods. I just make sure my head is not tilted back when taking a drink. I was told by a physical therapist to keep the chin tucked downward to help with swallowing problems.

That thing keeping the chin tucked downward... I actually realized it for myself... it does help and I am kind of more sure of myself that food is actually going where it supposed to go... don't you think so... it kind of relaxes the whole throat..or is it just me??

I know this can be scary, but anxiety about it might be making it worse. I would ask for the swallow study (with the flouriscope) I mentioned in the first thread.