Documentary Analysis: The Five Causes Of Dysphagia

Dysphagia is the difficulty or complete inability to swallow (citation). Although it is a very common disorder that can affect all ages, is it highly invisible because one cannot depict who is affected by dysphagia and who is not by just looking them. The lives of the individuals who undergo dysphagia are exceedingly affected and impacted in many ways.

This short documentary introduces five different individuals who suffer from dysphagia. As there are many different causes of dysphagia, the individuals included in this documentary have or acquired dysphagia as a result of sicknesses, injuries, neurological problems, and surgical complications. Moreover, this film overviews the lives and perspectives of these individuals and their families. Additionally, the medical perspective of dysphagia is discussed along with the most common and possible causations of dysphagia.

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His mother, Elisa, explains throughout the documentary how incredibly complex their lives have become due to Ryder's condition. She explains that her son's situation has heavily impacted their social and family functions. Moreover, just a simple outing with the family is no longer simple because of the amount of preparation and equipment they need to do and bring along with them. This makes it incredibly difficult for them to ever leave the house. Furthermore, she explains the bizarre and shameful looks her and Ryder receive whenever she has to feed him in public.

The swallowing disorder, dysphagia, had unfortunately come about due to a surgical complication for Don, an elderly man likewise presented in this film. Consequently, dysphagia has immensely impacted his life. He explains in the film how difficult it is for him at his age to no longer have the freedom of helping himself to any food he