Mar. 27 -- THURSDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- A disrupted breathing-swallowing pattern may explain why people with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased ...

Q: My 7-year-old’s dentist said that he has a tongue thrust swallow and that may be why his teeth are crooked, why he chokes sometimes during eating and why his speech is hard to understand. The ...

Dysphagia treatment may be a way to reduce risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (COPD), according to Yoshitaka Oku, MD, of Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan.

Swallowing is organized by a network of swallowing-related neurons that form the central swallowing pattern generator (SPG) located in the medulla oblongata. The DSG contains the generator neurons ...

Patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exhibit a disordered breathing-swallowing pattern that may account for their higher risk of aspiration pneumonia, ...

PITTSBURGH, March 26 -- Poor coordination between swallowing and breathing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may increase risk of aspiration pneumonia and exacerbations, researchers ...

Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) primarily affects your ability to breathe, it can also have a negative impact on your ability to swallow. Difficulty swallowing is known as ...