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Dysphagia and Breastfeeding
Symptoms of Dysphagia in Breastfed Infants Images of parents happily breastfeeding their infants, smiling as they look down on their little one, are portrayed all over the media. However, not every breastfeeding experience is quite so picturesque. What is not so often...
Dysphagia and Challenges with Oral Health
We’ve all been there before: you're sitting at the dentist's and can sense the burning question about to be asked, “So, how often do you floss?”. You’ve likely joked or even lied about your flossing habits at one point in your life. I admit I’m one of those people,...
A Caregiver’s Guide to Dysphagia
If your loved one has been recently diagnosed with dysphagia and you have inherited the role of caregiver for the first time, you may be feeling confused, worried, or even overwhelmed. It is understandable if all of the new terminology, concepts, and advice you may be...
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Speaking Up about Swallowing Disorders
A Journey into Self-Advocacy Dysphagia (swallowing disorders) are among the many “invisible disabilities” that surround us. Research supports that the general population has very little awareness of dysphagia [1]. This leaves the burden on those with dysphagia to...
“I can actually eat a burger now!”
Mobile health technology shows promising results for patients with head and neck cancer. This past Thanksgiving, Leslie O’Connor-Parsons enjoyed a full meal with turkey and stuffing for the first time in five years. Thanks to Mobili-T®, the first mobile home-based...
A First-Head Experience With Mobili-T®
Ted Power, a head and neck cancer survivor, discusses his personal experience with Mobili-T® clinical trial after undergoing tongue surgery. View Article
Dysphagia
Dysphagia and Breastfeeding
Symptoms of Dysphagia in Breastfed Infants Images of parents happily breastfeeding their infants, smiling as they look down on their little one, are portrayed all over the media. However, not every breastfeeding experience is quite so picturesque. What is not so often...
Dysphagia and Challenges with Oral Health
We’ve all been there before: you're sitting at the dentist's and can sense the burning question about to be asked, “So, how often do you floss?”. You’ve likely joked or even lied about your flossing habits at one point in your life. I admit I’m one of those people,...
A Caregiver’s Guide to Dysphagia
If your loved one has been recently diagnosed with dysphagia and you have inherited the role of caregiver for the first time, you may be feeling confused, worried, or even overwhelmed. It is understandable if all of the new terminology, concepts, and advice you may be...
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CTV News Edmonton
New wireless device to help patients with head and neck cancer swallow. Patients with neck and head cancer who have difficulty swallowing will now be able to eat solid foods at home with the help of a new mobile device.
Health Matters: Feb. 4
In Monday’s edition of Health Matters, Su-Ling Goh looks at a device designed by an Alberta research team to help head and neck cancer survivors and tells us about a spin challenge to raise awareness about cancer. View video
U of A Faculty of Engineering – A Hard Act to Swallow
A new medical device envisioned by a faculty member of the University of Alberta Faculty of Rehab Medicine and developed with the help of a UAlberta Engineering graduate promises to improve the lives of patients with trouble swallowing, a condition known as dysphagia....