Anyone See This? What Do You Think?

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19. They are many many causes

Start with this website
https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/tp23477spec


In my experience, limited tho it maybe I did not specialize in this area, as dementia/organic brain damage increased over time, the loss of muscle controls increases, (you've seen his gait changes yes?), the risk of aspiration increases. Aspiration is inhailing a foreign object into the lungs, for example smoke particles cause problems.


The epiglottis acts as a 'stopper' at the top of the throat, it closes the airway, momentarily so the digestive tract swallows. If the epiglottis fails, even momentarily, for any reason, you'll cough really hard, sometimes pass out(remember Shrub choking on pretzels in '02?).



Hope this helps