The clinician's place for dysphagia awareness, evidence-based practice and information.
*This post is sponsored by SimplyThick. Although SimplyThick has paid for this post, I am a huge fan of SimplyThick when liquids need to be thickened! You can visit the SimplyThick Dysphagia Ramblings page here to request free samples.* SimplyThick (you know, the gel thickener) was founded back in 2001 by John Holahan. [...]
Steele, CM, Molfenter, SM, Peladeau-Pigeon, M, Polacco, RC, Yee, C. Variations in Tongue-Palate Swallowing Pressures When Swallowing Xanthan Gum-Thickened Liquids. Dysphagia (2014) 29:678-684. "Thickened liquids are frequently recommended to reduce the risk of aspiration in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia." We know that tongue-palate pressures increase with thicker liquids, however little is known about the differences [...]
Finding Gelmix I was really excited to see Gelmix at the ASHA Convention this year. I've heard a lot about Gelmix, but have never had the opportunity to try it until now! What is Gelmix? Gelmix is a "healthy thickener" as it is USDA Organic. Gelmix was formulated to thick breast milk, formula and [...]