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Understanding FEES
Understanding FEES: A Better Way to Check Your Swallowing
What Is FEES? FEES stands for Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing. It is a safe, well-established test used to check how well a person swallows food and liquids. During the test, a small, thin, flexible camera is gently passed through the nose to look at the throat while the person eats and drinks. The test is performed by a trained speech-language pathologist (SLP), sometimes together with an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctor. Why Is a Swallowing Test Important?
Janis Billiot, MA CCC-SLP
Jul 303 min read
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