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[Dysphagia] swallowing issues in infant?


  • Subject: [Dysphagia] swallowing issues in infant?
  • From: steph.jacob at verizon.net (Jacob and Stephanie Morgan)
  • Date: Sat Jan 1 09:20:44 2005

About three years ago I had a son diagnosed with oropharyngeal dysphagia.
He presented with pneumonia at 1 week of age and was put on a feeding tube
till he was 8 months.  I felt like I gained a pretty good ear for a smooth
swallow during this time.

I just had another baby 2 weeks ago and his swallowing is not very smooth.
Half the time it sounds fine, the other half the time he is gulping, making
high pitched noises etc.  He usually coughs once each feeding.  So now I'm
trying to decide if this is something to get checked out.  Any advice.

Thanks
Stephanie Morgan



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