Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Difficulty Swallowing Linked to Chronic Opioid Use - Study
July 22, 2022
July 22, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
By Bill Snyder
Chronic use of opioid painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone significantly increases the risk of dysphagia, difficulty swallowing, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
While opioid use was not associated with rare swallowing disorders such as achalasia, patients on opioids had a significantly higher burden . . .
By Bill Snyder
Chronic use of opioid painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone significantly increases the risk of dysphagia, difficulty swallowing, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
While opioid use was not associated with rare swallowing disorders such as achalasia, patients on opioids had a significantly higher burden . . .