Re: (to Carole)Oral apraxia or dysphagia

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Carole,

My daughter has a choking problem connected at least in part to the apraxia she

has. I am told that she cannot feel the food in her mouth and doesn't chew it

well enough before she swallows. But she actually chokes the worst on thin

liquids, such as water. We recently had a swallow study done and it did reveal

that liquids are pooling in the back of her mouth where her epiglottis and

vilium overlap. Apparently, most infants outgrow this situation by a year old

but my daughter is almost 5 and still has this problem. When she sleeps, she

sometimes has choking/coughing spells too which the SLP tells me is all

connected to the throat problem and the apraxia. Email me privately if you

wish.

Tammy

Tammy_S68@...

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