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How common are swallowing disorders in the us?
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Frequent: Many patients have reflux esophagitis, especially so in patients who are overweight (fat or obese). True pathologic reason to have difficulty swallowing are less common.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Frequent: Disorders causing swallowing disorders are strokes, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, parkinson's disease, amyotropic lateral sclerosis, cerebral palsy and huntington's disease. Please consult your doctor for an evaluation.
Answered 9/12/2014
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