[Dysphagia] Carbonated beverages

[fishes_4 at hotmail.com (Staci Fischer)]

I am sure this question has been raised before, but does anyone consider carbonated beverages a nectar-thick liquid?  Or with a patient who has minimal aspiration with thin liquids, would you let them have carbonated beverages without thickening?  Does anyone have any research articles supporting or denying using carbonation as nectar-thick?
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Content preview:  I am sure this question has been raised before, but
  does anyone consider carbonated beverages a nectar-thick liquid? Or
  with a patient who has minimal aspiration with thin liquids, would you
  let them have carbonated beverages without thickening? Does anyone have
  any research articles supporting or denying using carbonation as
  nectar-thick? [...] 

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