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When the paralyzed patient does not swallow instantly as like us they are accumulating the food in the mouth but they are chewing so what we have to do?
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It's due to the nerve affected which is supplying facial muscles, which may be due to CNS or local nerve root compression happening, which affects the mastic at ion process, plan for food which can be easily chewable and swallowed.
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