Author:
Smithard David,Mirams John
Abstract
As the medical world continues to search for ways of improving the swallowing of many millions of Dysphagia sufferers around the world, this paper is devoted to presenting the case for carbonated water to be considered as a potential solution for many. The effectiveness of carbonated water (CW) in the rehabilitation of Dysphagia has been studied periodically over the last thirty years and some significant positive results have been recorded – but it is now proposed that further research should be directed to examine the outcomes from its use by cohorts of individual patients with a similar source of their swallowing problems and with different mental or physical conditions, within different age groups.
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