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Do we have difficulty swallowing, if the hyoid bone is broken or displaced?

Q: do we have difficulty swallowing, if the hyoid bone is broken or displaced?

: It is very rare to suffer a broken hyoid bone unless you are strangulated or you get a direct blow to that horseshoe bone during an accident. This bone does not participate fully in the swallowing mechanism but your swallowing may be impaired with a broken hyoid because the muscles for voluntary swallowing do attach to this bone. Take care.

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It is very rare to suffer a broken hyoid bone unless you are strangulated or you get a direct blow to that horseshoe bone during an accident. This bone does not participate fully in the swallowing mechanism but your swallowing may be impaired with a broken hyoid because the muscles for voluntary swallowing do attach to this bone. Take care.

Answered 4/14/2023

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Do we have difficulty swallowing, if the hyoid bone is broken or displaced?

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