12/03/2024
Eating, drinking and swallowing medication is something that we often take for granted until it starts causing us difficulty. Today is Swallowing Awareness Day. Did you know Speech Language Therapists (SLTs) are specialists in this area and work alongside, Gastroenterologists and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeons, to help diagnose and treat swallowing difficulties that people face.
If you would like to read more about dysphagia our associations website (NZSTA) has some great information, https://speechtherapy.org.nz/for-whanau/resources-for-whanau-and-carers/.
If you or someone you know is having trouble with swallowing reach out. Supporting people to enjoy mealtimes again is a passion of ours 🙂
The New Zealand Speech-language Therapists' Association has a range of information sheets on several important topics. This page is a work in progress - we aim to build the number of topics covered.
