tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382289424362707237.post8251045860130475272..comments2023-06-22T16:41:56.694-05:00Comments on Little Johnson Heartbeat: 8.10.11 - Keep doin what we do....Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435276441547294453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382289424362707237.post-57484047526316393482011-08-11T14:00:53.051-05:002011-08-11T14:00:53.051-05:00I hope someone has some answers for you! I'm ...I hope someone has some answers for you! I'm glad the pedi visit went well and Liam got a good report! I love it when the docs can see the big picture too. Our Pedi is like that. He doesn't harass us about Derrick's weight as long as he's gaining. And it's never much! Supportive, but realistic. Love it! <br /><br />Good luck!!!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433943003423526914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382289424362707237.post-17963658170990764052011-08-11T01:02:51.826-05:002011-08-11T01:02:51.826-05:00Hi, I'm a speech therapist and heard your feed...Hi, I'm a speech therapist and heard your feeding issues. Usually you would go to a speech therapist for feeding therapy, it may need strengthening of the muscles that take to swallow to help him out. Sometimes the nerve that helps close the airway can be damaged also because it goes to the vocal chords. There are several strategies that could be taken for people with swallowing problems, but it is for sure not really appropriate for children because they can't always follow directions. Try to see what issues on the swallow study cause hiis aspiration such as timeliness of the swallow, incomplete closure of epiglottis to arytenoids. There are mainly three protection points our body does to prevent aspiration first, closure of true vocal folds, second, closure of False vocal folds which is the area right above actual folds, and third the epiglottis and aryntoids coming together to form a barrier. It can be complicated and one little thing can set a lot of others off. Any other questions, I'd be happy to help. Email me at yellowroom33@gmail.comJaimiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631172294109238129noreply@blogger.com