Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)

Candidates

Candidates

Candidates

Patients with dysphagia and any of the following conditions:

Head and neck cancer
Parkinson's disease
Dementia
Myasthenia gravis
Alzheimer's disease
encephalopathy
Pneumonia
CVA, OPD, CHF, TBI, MR, CP, MS, ALS, GBS, ARDS, VDRF.

Symptoms

Candidates

Candidates

People with symptoms including, but not limited to:

Symptoms of pharyngeal dysphagia
Odynophagia (pain when swallowing)
Increased difficulty swallowing.
Feeling like food is stuck in your throat (global sensation)
Coughing or choking on food or liquids.
Wet or hoarse voice with the intake of food or liquids.
Throat clearing with oral in

People with symptoms including, but not limited to:

Symptoms of pharyngeal dysphagia
Odynophagia (pain when swallowing)
Increased difficulty swallowing.
Feeling like food is stuck in your throat (global sensation)
Coughing or choking on food or liquids.
Wet or hoarse voice with the intake of food or liquids.
Throat clearing with oral intake.

Silent aspiration/penetration symptoms:

Congestion during eating
Repeated pneumonia
Weight loss
Dehydration
Malnutrition