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Swallowing difficulty of saliva, seems throat not closing after pushing saliva, nothing on endoscopes of throat and esophagus only too much mucus.

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Dr. Stephen Southard answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Sounds like you: Might benefit from a videofluoroscopic swallowing study. Your swallow issues may not have anything to do with an anatomic issue of your throat or esophagus but rather the muscular coordination involved with swallowing.

Dr Puppala agreed

Answered 7/8/2019

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