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15th dimension, very cold drinks help, of course I am sure you know that texture matters, foods should be thick, like mashed potatos, thin liquids are not too good, frozen fruit in a blender is very good for ice cold drinks. There is something called "Thick It' that you can add to the slushie, not too much because it can change the taste, but it can thicken it for easier swallowing. Soups with a little added instant potato will also thicken. On a spiritual level for healing, no yelling, we want the air that goes in and out of us to be of the Holy Spirit, speak in out loud prayer when you have the space to do that, use your voice to speak love and wonder at Gods gifts, sing uplifting songs. If by some chance there is any acupunture or cranial sacral therapy it can help. I have cared for 3 people in my home over the past 27 years, all have had this issue, it is a hard challenge, but with careful attention to what I fed them, healing touch, and them taking anti histamines to control inflammation from histamines, (which produce extra mucus), not one of them has aspirated. All healing and reduction of symptoms must be done in a practical and a spiritual way, simultaneously. God Bless you.
great stuff, thank you. i don't really think about any of this, and haven't noticed which foods are better or worse.
i also need to remember how to pray. i've done so very successfully in the past. even though i wasn't raised Christian, and only came to believe in the Bible later in life. actually i was very anti-religion and especially anti-Christian. ....but I'm happy to say that was a long time ago now.
I'm open to acupuncture and whatever else you said. i'll look into it. and that's interesting to note about how we use our voice. I'm usually pretty quiet. sometimes i get mad and yell, but its pretty uncommon.
I play guitar but I don't sing enough. uplifting songs sounds good.
"Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine can cause a profound, yet reversible, dysphagia and may do so with little clinical evidence of diffuse myopathy."
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/2E6FFCD8C58DC26B9DEEA1DBC781BB39/S0317167100006880a.pdf/severe_reversible_dysphagia_from_chloroquine_and_hydroxychloroquine_myopathy.pdf
Are you ancient? "Difficulty in taking solid medicines is a common issue particularly for the elderly because of a decline in swallowing function, also known as dysphagia."
https://www.bmj.com/content/379/bmj-2021-067347
that's interesting, but it precedes and hasn't coincided with my use of HCQ.
and no i'm 30. there are a few factors it might be though. haven't had the best eating or sleeping habits recently, and plenty of stress.