Although we can’t predict who will or will not get sick, we do know that there are a number of factors that increase the risk of developing an aspiration pneumonia.…
Category: <span>Eat (swallowing)</span>
Gone are the days of carrying a small library of materials into patients’ homes. Here’s how I’m making and using single-use swallow evaluation folders. Free DIRECT download: Having trouble swallowing?…
I wish I had this ALS guide for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) five years ago! ALS may be a rare disease, but I almost always have at least one person on…
Eat, Speak, & Think has just reached its one-year anniversary. To celebrate, I’m announcing the Free Subscription Library, which is a password-protected bonus to subscribers of my newsletter. What is…
I recently met a married couple living at home, in their late 80s, who suddenly had to eat pureed food with nectar-thick liquids. My patient, “Sam”, came home from the…
I’ll let you in on a little secret. For years, I’ve hated thickening liquids, and I’ve hated teaching others how to do it. Why? Because it felt like guesswork to…
I’ll be honest and say that until 2016 or 2017, I wasn’t regularly using standardized tools for swallowing. The budget never covers the wish list, and I just wasn’t aware…