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Frequently Asked Questions What is the most common cause of dysphagia?
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 27 Apr. 2025
Assistant Coroner Sean Cummings recorded Cassin's medical cause of death as aspiration pneumonia, chronic dysphagia and type 2 diabetes, according to the Record of Inquest obtained by PEOPLE.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
The cause was esophageal dysphagia, his wife, Joanne Presten, said.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022
Another common reason for a liquid diet is dysphagia, or trouble swallowing.
—Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 2 June 2022
The combination of Richard’s dysphagia and dilated esophagus suggested a rare diagnosis: achalasia.
—Douglas G. Adler, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2018
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 27 Apr. 2025
Assistant Coroner Sean Cummings recorded Cassin's medical cause of death as aspiration pneumonia, chronic dysphagia and type 2 diabetes, according to the Record of Inquest obtained by PEOPLE.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
The cause was esophageal dysphagia, his wife, Joanne Presten, said.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022
Another common reason for a liquid diet is dysphagia, or trouble swallowing.
—Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 2 June 2022
The combination of Richard’s dysphagia and dilated esophagus suggested a rare diagnosis: achalasia.
—Douglas G. Adler, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2018
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“Dysphagia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dysphagia. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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