Dysphagia(cannot swallow anything)

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Asked for Male, 85 Years

My father, age 85, is suffering from Dysphagia(swallowing difficulty+ vocal palsy) for 3 months. He can take one or two types of smooth liquid food, nothing else. He lost weight (55 to 45 kg now) and is weak. Also, in the liquid, he can barely take half cup for every hours. The food should be very smooth texture otherwise it enters his lungs(aspirations due to vocal cord palsy) & he coughs a lot ENT, Gastro specialists ruled out problems and suggested to contact Neuro specialist. But I am not sure what to do. He is very tired and weak & so I scared to take him outside of the house

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Dr. Anil Kumar Jain General Physician 9 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Anil Kumar Jain

General Physician 9 yrs exp Bangalore

Hello there. I can understand your concern. Have you got done any tests done like MRI or CT and things like that? There are a whole lot of things that needs to be ruled out, kindly provide details so that i can help you out further. Best regards. Dr. Anil Kumar Jain. Bangalore.

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