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How might we improve patient compliance with treatment (Reminders for…
How might we improve patient compliance with treatment
Allow pt to eat/drink normally
Prevent aspiration of unmodified food leads to next HMW
Patient record of diet/exercises/measure progress
Alternate feeding mechanisms e.g. robot
Make modified diet more appetising
Reminders for exercises
Technology to remind patients what to eat and when
Prompts i.e video or sound when eating i.e correct positioning etc
Self assessment techniques of what food they can eat as their swallowing improve
Incentivise eating modified diet/strategies/exercises
Remove need for adherence to certain types of foods
Sensory stimulation when eating modified diet
Real time swallow feedback
Thicken liquid in throat
A device to assist in making appropriate food e.g. blender
How might we prevent aspiration?
A device to direct food down oesophagus into stomach
External wearable
Optical imaging of swallowing process to detect at which stage of swallowing aspiration occurs
Filter/membrane to stop food going into trachea
Eliminate need to swallow
Reduce residue formation and improving passage of food down oesophagus
Epiglottis control
Electrically stimulate muscles to contract in swallow
Alternate eating pathways that bypass swallow
Implantable teeth that chew food to the right size for swallowing without aspirating
Manual epiglottis control
Generate hypersensitive gag reflex
Improve cough reflex or more effective cough
Ensure correct timing of swallow reflex
Swallow exercises (strengthen muscles)
How might we prevent aspiration pneumonia?
Remove bacteria from mouth/Improve oral hygeine
A way to dissolve food particles in lungs
Coat lungs with antibacterial
Improve management of co-existing lung conditions
Sterilise food/drink
Reduce reflux. Reduce acidity of gastric contents
Suction foods/fluids out of lungs
Detect pneumonitis early
Measure foreign body in lungs e.g. breathe to detect change in CO2/acid, measure of heat/pressure in chest
Rehabilitation
Improved electrical stimulation