Swallow Study

This test is usually done with a speech therapist or occupational therapist. These team members work with your child and watch the x-ray while they swallow.  If their swallow is normal, the food or drink will all go into the swallowing tube (esophagus). If there is a swallowing problem, some of the food or drink may go into the airway (trachea). When this happens, it is called aspiration. 

Sometimes aspiration into the lungs can look like chILD. Sometimes chILD can cause kids to breathe so fast that they can have aspiration. This test is usually done at some point during the work-up for chILD.