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Out of every 12 children between the ages of three and seven, one would have a disorder associated to voice, speech or language and over 9 million adults and 500,000 children suffer from severe swallowing disorders every year.
FREMONT, CA: When a normal person swallows food, it involves around 50 muscles and some nerves to obtain the food, prepare and move it down the stomach. In any case the process faces issues and or is hindered, it can make swallowing a strenuous activity. The difficulty in swallowing or being unable to swallow is a disorder called Dysphagia. It comes with many life threatening risks such as asphyxiation, malnutrition, dehydration, pneumonia, and upper respiratory infections. This disorder is prevalent among millions of people and can prove to be a challenging ordeal.
Out of every 12 children between the ages of three and seven, one would have a disorder associated to voice, speech or language and over 9 million adults and 500,000 children suffer from severe swallowing disorders every year. The advancement in technology could be the answer to paving the way for giving accurate diagnosis of the disorder which would help in research process, better treatment, and sustainability of lives.
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Researchers at Purdue University earlier developed a skin mountable sensory sticker that is stretchable and flexible to work with. The sticker is attached to the neck area to track muscle activity and other physical movements, which relate to swallowing. This wearable device is affordable so that it could be obtained by people living in rural areas and can be disposed after ten uses. Although, there is little to no medical break-through to treat these conditions, the skin mountable sticker transmits data to doctors, who then study the information and identify the problems related to it. The research team is working to obtain patent to the wearable stickers and hoping it would soon be made available in the healthcare market.
Medical technology has seen great innovations over the year and with its evolution at the forefront, it is only right for the healthcare industry to take advantage of it to help improve and save lives around the world.
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