Swallowing

defect in a gene in which there is a progressive degeneration of the brain cells. A person’s motor will become impaired, with many moments of uncontrolled involuntary movements such as jerking, imbalance and posture issues, as well as speech and swallowing issues. However, the severity of this disease varies with different stages (asha.org). Cognition is also an issue, where memory, reasoning, and problem solving, to name a few, worsen over time. Huntington’s usually occurs around the ages of…

palpitations leading to orthostatic hypotension. They can have either blurred vision or double vision and have a hard time moving their facial muscles. In an emergency situation with GBS the patient may exhibit drooling, difficulty breathing and swallowing. GBS and MS have similar airway problems leading to impaired spontaneous ventilation related to muscle fatigue (Hinkle, Cheever, & Kerry, 2014). The preferred outcome is that the patient may effectively maintain his airway without…

have vocal cord paralysis and may find the effectiveness of coughing, swallowing, or sneezing in removing laryngeal area waste. This may result in a problem in the movement of one or both vocal cords, accumulations of viral infections, and subsequently throat discomfort. Most of the cases involve just one cord being paralyzed. In some cases, both cords are affected, and the patient is likely to have breathing as well as swallowing difficulties. People with these problems look at different…

Romeo and Juliet do show true love because of the sacrifices they have made in order to try and be with the other, the biggest one is they killed themselves to be with the other but also Romeo didn't attack Tybalt and Juliet drank a possibly lethal potion so she could not marry Paris and be with Romeo. These examples show true love through their sacrifices and their perseverance. Throughout the story of Romeo and Juliet they both several times say they would rather kill themselves than be…

“really yawn” you are relaxing your muscles too much in order to produce a quality sound. You must find a balance between tense and relaxed. When I yawn while singing or speaking, my voice sounds deeper, as the vocal tract is too open, as if I am swallowing. 3) What is the pharynx and where is it located? The pharynx is the big…

which led me towards law and public safety, education, and human services. I feel that a career in speech pathology fits in with my skills, values, and interests. I will be able to utilize medical knowledge to help treat and overcome various speech, swallowing, and hearing disorders. Speech language pathologists, or SLPs, “assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent…

Its symptoms are quite a vast area to talk about. But, the symptoms for women can include skin and chest (breast) changes, bloating, trouble swallowing, and loss in weight without trying. While, the symptoms for men are skin changes, trouble swallowing, heartburn, changes to the mouth and lymph nodes. These are just a few things that both men and women should be concerned about. The treatments for it are, yet, another vast area to talk about. There’s…

one limb (especially in a hand), difficulty walking, clumsiness of the hands, fasciculations (which are subtle like twitches under the skin), impaired speech, difficulty swallowing. Later stages include: weakening of other limbs (may be with twitching, muscle cramping, and exaggerated faster reflexes), problems chewing, swallowing, or breathing, drooling, and eventually paralysis (Neil Lava, 2015). ALS can be diagnosed in multiple ways such as laboratory tests, muscle and/or nerve biopsy,…

Introduction Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular autoimmune disorder that affects the skeletal muscles in the body. This disorder is mainly characterized by periods of weakness in the body. The Latin meaning for myasthenia gravis is grave muscle weakness (Lewis 2007). In the United States the prevalence rate is 14 per 100,000 (Lewis 2007) myasthenia gravis can affect any age, but normally it affects people over the age of 50 (Lewis 2007) The mortality rate from myasthenia gravis…

Botox clinics are popping up all over the place and people are realizing the benefits of being treated with it to improve the appearance of the skin. Skin problems such as crow's feet and frown lines can be reduced with the proper use of Botox. It isn't for everyone though, so get educated before you go to a local Botox clinic. Botox works by relaxing overactive muscles and can also block sweat glands as well as blocking the release of certain chemicals in the brain which are known to cause…