Alyokhina emphasized that eating habits often change in older people, appetite worsens, but with the development of senile dementia, additional obstacles to eating and drinking may appear.
Due to the fact that dementia affects cognitive functions and gradually deprives people of the ability to think, it often happens that the patient develops dysphagia – difficulty swallowing. Because of this, dementia becomes even more threatening.
Left untreated and untreated for an older person, this condition can lead to malnutrition, dehydration, life-threatening chest infections, and an increased risk of suffocation.
“Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) can occur with dementia and prevent a person from swallowing food and liquids effectively and safely. And if left untreated, dysphagia can lead to malnutrition, dehydration, life-threatening lung infections and an increased risk of choking.
He also explained that dementia affects the area of the brain that controls basic functions, such as swallowing. It manifests itself in the later stages of the disease. As it gets worse, it gets to the point that a person can hold food or drink in their mouth for a long time without trying to swallow.
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