Dysphagia

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Dysphagia (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
• Swallowing Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

• Overviews
• Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Your Digestive System and How It Works (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Esophageal Muscle Test (Manometry) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Swallowing Test (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
• Upper Endoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)

• Treatment
• Treatment of Swallowing Problems (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Deglutition Disorders (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Swallowing Problems after Head and Neck Cancer (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)

• Related Issues
• Esophageal Spasms (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Directories
• Find a Professional: Online Directory of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Programs (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
• Find an Otolaryngologist (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)

• Organizations
• American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

• Children
• Swallowing Disorders in Children (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)