pneumonia <\/a>describes a condition where the patient may experience food or liquids entering the airways when they swallow. Patients with dysphagia experience problems when trying to swallow their food or when drinking liquids. As a result, they may attempt to use various strategies to help them eat,\u00a0such as massaging the neck or forcing the food down their throat to avoid choking.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen food or liquid into the lungs or airways, it may cause a bacterial infection, known as aspirational pneumonia. Patients with this disease may start to develop symptoms of fever and chills. The affected individual may also notice that they begin to experience drooling when lying in bed. Aspirational pneumonia is a severe infection that could present a life-threatening situation for the patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In most cases, it’s possible to reverse the effects of aspirational pneumonia using antibiotic medications. The patient requires immediate medical attention or the infection may spread to both lungs resulting in a collapse of the cardiovascular system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n
<\/div>