Are you or someone you know having difficulty swallowing? This might include symptoms such as:
- Difficulty chewing
- Throat clearing or coughing with eating
- Feeling food or liquids get stuck in your throat
- Recurrent pneumonia related to aspiration (food or liquid going down into lungs)
- Weight loss or dehydration from not being able to eat/drink enough
The medical term for this is dysphagia. It can occur for a variety of reasons in adults including but not limited to:
- Head and neck cancer
- Stroke
- Neurologic conditions
- Autoimmune disorders
Children can also have difficulty feeding and swallowing related to:
- Prematurity
- Cerebral palsy
- Cleft palate
- Respiratory problems
Our clinic can provide clinical swallow screening and evaluation, referral for instrumental assessment and therapy as recommended. We currently offer services including:
- Conventional therapy with swallow and non-swallow techniques
- Surface electromyography with Mobili-T ®
- Device-driven lingual strengthening with a Tongueometer ™
- Device-driven therapy with Expiratory and Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training
- EMST 75™ & 150™ available + inspiratory adapter
VIRTUAL SWALLOWING SUPPORT GROUP
Last Tuesday of every month at 4:30pm EST
Email or call Nicole Wiksten for Zoom link if interested!
(614) 292-9347 – Wiksten.1@osu.edu
National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders (NFOSD)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Ohio Speech-Language Hearing Association (OSLHA)
If you would like to inquire further about our services or schedule an appointment, please contact the clinic using the information below.
Room 141 Pressey Hall
1070 Carmack Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Phone: 614 292-6251
TTY: 614 292-6251
Fax: 614 292-5723