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Suggest Treatment For Dysphagia Due To Brain Cancer
Question: My 76 year old mother has Dysphagia due to brain cancer. What can she do to clear her throat after meals? She is frequently clearing her throat but still feels something is there even with frequent sips of liquid.
Brief Answer:
Palliative care/surgery may help ?
Detailed Answer:
Hello Madam
Dysphagia due to brain cancer to all sort of foods,means she has already developed either full blown metastasis or the part of brain that is controlling the balance is getting progressively damaged..At her age,we can only give her palliative care.
But i feel sorry for your mother though..
Speech therapy would help but to little extent...She has to undergo type 3 thyroplasty in order to improve her food intake and also speech..
Hope this helps..
Take care
Regards
Palliative care/surgery may help ?
Detailed Answer:
Hello Madam
Dysphagia due to brain cancer to all sort of foods,means she has already developed either full blown metastasis or the part of brain that is controlling the balance is getting progressively damaged..At her age,we can only give her palliative care.
But i feel sorry for your mother though..
Speech therapy would help but to little extent...She has to undergo type 3 thyroplasty in order to improve her food intake and also speech..
Hope this helps..
Take care
Regards
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