Dysphagia is simply a difficulty in swallowing.  People with dysphasia may have to put forth significantly more effort to move foods or liquids from their mouths and to their stomachs.  It can lead to complications that include weight loss, malnutrition, choking or even aspiration or aspiration pneumonia.

There are different causes of dysphasia.  Some people develop dysphasia due to stroke, Parkinson’s disease or other physical conditions like a lack of saliva.  In acid reflux disease...