Swallowing difficulties
Magnus about the swallowing difficulties: “My partner thought I was hypochondriac”
Magnus has always been something of a hypochondriac, so when food started to get stuck in his throat and his swallowing difficulties began, his thoughts turned to cancer. He hardly thought that the solution to his problems would be a little plastic training device.
I thought that rocket salad and Parma ham would be the death of me.
The health care system ought to make IQoro available to all
Thomas was radiation-damaged during a difficult cancer treatment. He lost his ability to eat and swallow. Thanks to IQoro, he has come a long way in his rehabilitation.
I think it should be the healthcare systems responsibility to make IQoro available. The device really makes a difference.
Bengt had a stroke five times: “The training device has meant everything to me”
For Bengt Kedner, who has been afflicted by stroke five times, the IQoro neuromuscular training device, delivers quality of life in a daily battle with his swallowing difficulties and snoring.
The difference is like night and day compared with when I began.
Crucial progress since his accident: Jimmy can eat again!
Jimmy incurred serious brain injuries in an accident and had swallowing difficulties and drooling problems as a result. Here, his assistant Andreas, tells Jimmy’s story to give hope to others.
The earlier method was to rehabilitate the swallowing function was very painful and is not allowed any more, but it showed that the musculature can be influenced.
“My fear lead to social isolatation”
Dagmar Gustafsson had swallowing difficulties and an inflated stomach for several years. It took 10 years until she was lucky enough to meet a speech therapist who could prescribe IQoro.
14 days later I could swallow almost anything. It was a huge relief that spurred me on to continue the exercises.
14. Older people with swallowing dysfunction and poor oral health are at greater risk of early death
This study show that swallowing dysfunction and poor oral health were identified as independent risk factors for mortality in older people in intermediate care.
Read more16. Effects of oral neuromuscular training on swallowing dysfunction among older people in intermediate care – a cluster randomised, controlled trial
Training with IQoro is a new promising swallowing rehabilitation method among older people in intermediate care with impaired swallowing.
Read more15. Oral neuromuscular training relieves hernia-related dysphagia and GERD symptoms as effectively in obese as in non-obese patients.
IQoro training is equally successful in treating moderately- or severely obese patients as in treating sufferers of normal weight. Obesity in itself does not seem to be a handicap in treating esophageal dysphagia and other GERD symptoms by IQoro.
Read more13. Swallowing dysfunction as risk factor for undernutrition in older people admitted to Swedish short-term care: a cross-sectional study
Swallowing dysfunction and risk of undernutrition increase the risk of pneumonia, morbidity, and mortality. The result of this study show the need for a systematic screening program and feasible treatment to improve swallowing function for adequate and safe food intake among older people in short-term care.
Read more12. Study protocol for the SOFIA project: Swallowing function, Oral health, and Food Intake in old Age: a descriptive study with a cluster randomized trial.
Older people are negatively impacted by impaired eating and nutrition, which effect their quality of life. The results of this study will make important contributions to rehabilitation knowledge, including approaches for improving swallowing function, oral health, and food intake and for improving the quality of oral care for older people.
Read more11. Effect of IQoro training on impaired postural control and oropharyngeal motor function in patients with dysphagia after stroke.
IQoro successfully treats impaired postural control and oropharyngeal motor function in patients with dysphagia after stroke. The study show improvements are still present at long-term follow up.
Read more9. Effect of IQoro training in hiatal hernia patients with misdirected swallowing and esophageal retention symptoms.
Misdirected swallowing can be triggered by esophageal retention and hiatal incompetence. The result show that IQoro training significantly improves all the symptoms of hiatus hernia.
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