By definition dysphagia is "difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, a symptom of a disease." It is estimated approximately 15 million Americans are impacted by this disorder. The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research and (ASHA) provides a fact sheet with the statistics: over 60,000 Americans die each year due to problems or complications of dysphagia; aspiration pneumonia is one of the main causes of death. Patients with degenerative neuromuscular diseases and strokes are … [Read more...] about Dysphagia Tests & New Clinical SED Trial