Swallowing Disorders

By Dr. John Amato

Occasionally, we have all experienced problems swallowing. We may have gagged on food or have found it hard to get food down. Some of us may have had a liquid “go down the wrong way,” making us cough and/or feel like we were choking, or have had difficulty swallowing pills. However, a person with a swallowing disorder will have trouble like this most of the time.

A swallowing disorder known as dysphagia is typically treated by a speech pathologist with special training and experience in diagnosing and treating people with swallowing disorders. A swallowing disorder can often cause a person to experience food getting stuck when swallowing, or coughing when swallowing either liquids and/ or solid foods. Frequent coughing when swallowing can be a sign that food and/or liquids may be seeping into the windpipe, thus increasing the person’s risk for a lung infection known as aspiration pneumonia. Swallowing problems are often experienced by people who have had a stroke, or who may have experienced head/ neck cancer, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and other neuromuscular diseases, including children with special needs. Some swallowing disorders are also now being recognized as a disorder of aging due to age related muscle weakness, which if identified early can be readily treated before becoming a more serious problem. and neutrons. The research will reveal the arrangement of quarks and gluons that make up the protons and neutrons of nuclei.

If you or someone you know is experiencing a problem swallowing, it is important to know that treatment is available, and that early diagnosis can help a person begin to experience improved ease of swallowing, as well as an optimal quality of life!

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South Shore Speech-Language Pathology

South Shore Speech-Language Pathology would like to welcome Dr. John Amato, Speech-Language Pathologist, and a specialist in the evaluation/treatment of adults and children with swallowing disorders, to the clinical staff of South Shore Speech-Language Pathology. Dr. Amato is the former director of the Center for Speech, Swallowing, and Voice Disorders, and former Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. Dr. Amato will be heading up the adult/pediatric oral feeding, swallowing, and vocal rehabilitation division of South Shore Speech-Language Pathology, which also provides speech and language therapy for infants, children, and adults, who may be experiencing a variety of speech, language, and cognitive disorders.

For more information about swallowing disorders or to set up an appointment with Dr. Amato please call: 631-849-6499

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