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Diagnosing dysphagia: Therapists, researchers in Lincoln making it easier to swallow

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Dysphagia

Annie Jensvold (right), a speech therapist on contract with Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, eats a crunchy cookie while serving as the subject for speech language pathologist Rachel Watermeier's practice performance of a fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of the swallow (FEES) on April 6 at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. The facility typically performs between three to five FEES per week to evaluate pharyngeal and laryngeal function. 

Dysphagia

Terry Scott (right) and his wife Debra spend lunch together at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. Terry Scott's lunch consisted of softened foods -- a moistened and ground French dip sandwich with extra gravy, boiled carrots, cake soaked in liquid and thickened drinks -- which are part of a Phase 2 dysphagia rehabilitation diet. He practiced his swallowing mechanics as part of his rehabilitation after suffering a stroke on Valentine's Day. 

Bill Nielsen, from Norfolk, enjoys a drink of normal, unthickened juice with his fully textured French dip sandwich at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on April 6. Nielsen suffered a stroke in February and endured a month without eating due to dysphagia. His first real meal was a Dairy Queen chicken strip basket. 

Speech language pathologist Teresa Springer shows a video of normal swallowing function on a iPad while explaining some of the tools used in dysphagia rehabilitation at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. 

A fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of the swallow (FEES) involves insertion of a camera and light source through the nose to the pharynx where speech language pathologist Teresa Springer points out the larynx and esophagus during a practice exam.

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For the past 44 years, Terry Scott has been, as he described it, “one of them nasty ol’ truck drivers.” The Gretna resident did runs out to Cheyenne and back three times a week up until Valentine’s Day this year. He was on mandated rest in Cheyenne that night when the phone rang. 

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Angela Dietsch, an assistant professor of special education and communication disorders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said her interest in researching dysphagia stems from a desire to help people regain the ability to safely eat, or to help patients hold onto as much ability as possible for as long as possible. She conducted dysphagia research at Walter Reed with wounded soldiers before coming to UNL. 

Courtesy Craig Chandler/UNL Communications

Reach the writer at 402-473-7438 or cmatteson@journalstar.com.

On Twitter @LJSMatteson.

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Annie Jensvold (right), a speech therapist on contract with Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, eats a crunchy cookie while serving as the subject for speech language pathologist Rachel Watermeier's practice performance of a fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of the swallow (FEES) on April 6 at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. The facility typically performs between three to five FEES per week to evaluate pharyngeal and laryngeal function. 

Terry Scott (right) and his wife Debra spend lunch together at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. Terry Scott's lunch consisted of softened foods -- a moistened and ground French dip sandwich with extra gravy, boiled carrots, cake soaked in liquid and thickened drinks -- which are part of a Phase 2 dysphagia rehabilitation diet. He practiced his swallowing mechanics as part of his rehabilitation after suffering a stroke on Valentine's Day. 

Bill Nielsen, from Norfolk, enjoys a drink of normal, unthickened juice with his fully textured French dip sandwich at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on April 6. Nielsen suffered a stroke in February and endured a month without eating due to dysphagia. His first real meal was a Dairy Queen chicken strip basket. 

Speech language pathologist Teresa Springer shows a video of normal swallowing function on a iPad while explaining some of the tools used in dysphagia rehabilitation at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. 

A fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of the swallow (FEES) involves insertion of a camera and light source through the nose to the pharynx where speech language pathologist Teresa Springer points out the larynx and esophagus during a practice exam.

Angela Dietsch, an assistant professor of special education and communication disorders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said her interest in researching dysphagia stems from a desire to help people regain the ability to safely eat, or to help patients hold onto as much ability as possible for as long as possible. She conducted dysphagia research at Walter Reed with wounded soldiers before coming to UNL. 

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