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If she has chronic dysphagia then she will need to be seen by a Speech Therapist and/or a Dietitian who can help her learn different ways to swallow and who can help determine which liquids and foods your Mother can and cannot have. Even ice cream and pudding and jello (or any food that is in liquid form at room temperature) are considered as "liquids" and may have to be limited.
Dysphagia happens more often in babies and the elderly. Each person has difficulty swallowing different types of solid and liquid food or even their own saliva. There are different causes of dysphagia- old age, neurological health problems, Parkinson's, dementia, MS, etc.
Signs of dysphagia or difficulty swallowing:
-choking
-coughing (especially after eating food or taking a drink)
-hoarseness
-pain when swallowing
-sore throat
-feeling that food is stuck behind your breastbone
-burning sensation behind your breastbone (a classic sign of heartburn)
Since your Mother had trouble right after "she ate some soup and drank some water" means that her problem is mostly a chronic (or recurring) condition and cannot be "fixed" by a breathing treatment. Her problem of swallowing liquids can only be "treated" with thickened liquids, learning different swallowing techniques, avoidance of certain liquids and foods, and so forth. If she aspirates some of that liquid or food or saliva into her lungs then she has a risk of developing "aspiration pneumonia".
Please contact your Mother's doctor TODAY and make an appointment to see him/her ASAP. The longer you wait to have your Mother evaluated for dysphagia, the more likely she is to develop aspiration pneumonia and the more likely she is to become gravely ill or need to be hospitalized.
This can really effect the amount of oxygen she gets.
Best wishes to you and your mom.
Was the nurse concerned?