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. 2019 Oct 25;22(4):447–452. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_349_18
1. Do you experience difficulty chewing solid food like apple, cookie, or cracker? 0 1 2 3
2. Are there any food residues in your mouth, cheeks, under your tongue, or stuck to the roof of your mouth after swallowing? 0 1 2 3
3. Does food come out of your nose or mouth when you eat or drink? 0 1 2 3
4. Does chewed up food dribble from your mouth? 0 1 2 3
5. Do you feel you have too much saliva in your mouth (do you drool or have difficulty in swallowing your saliva)? 0 1 2 3
6. Do you swallow chewed up food several times before it goes down your throat? 0 1 2 3
7. Do you experience difficulty in swallowing solid food (do apples or crackers get stuck in your throat)? 0 1 2 3
8. Do you experience difficulty in swallowing pureed food? 0 1 2 3
9. While eating, do you feel as if a lump of food is stuck up in your throat? 0 1 2 3
10. Do you cough while swallowing liquids? 0 1 2 3
11. Do you cough while swallowing solid food? 0 1 2 3
12. Immediately after eating or drinking, do you experience a change in your voice, such as hoarseness or wetness? 0 1 2 3
13. Other than during meals, do you experience coughing or difficulty in breathing as a result of saliva entering your windpipe? 0 1 2 3
14. Do you experience difficulty in breathing during meals? 0 1 2 3
15 Have you suffered from respiratory infection (such as pneumonia, bronchitis) in the past years? (circle one) Yes No