Great question about the chocking and coughing. Step one — make your MD or medical provider aware of this They will advise you on step by step instructions to incorporate new feeding procedures such as purified food and thickener for drinks. Blessings. Eddie

Talk to your doctor. A couple of rounds of speech pathology might help. But he probably needs to be evaluated to see if there's something going on or whether his muscles are just starting to weaken as a function of old age. They do that in your swallowing mechanisms just like in other parts of the body. A slow barium swallow will show very quickly what's going on and will help the doctor determine whether intervention would be worthwhile or not.

Cannot help you Sushy , Sorry
Norman has gone to a spoon for peas ,rice ,etc Uses a knife & fork most times & uses his fingers as well;;
If Mum's coughing choking continue .Perhaps a word with DR xx

I did a course on Futurelearn about dysphagia mainly because Luke was unable to swallow when he was born but it helped me recognise the signs in my mum. Raise your concerns with GP.

Yes, my husband coughs and chokes terribly at times! I make sure his food is smashed to very soft consistency, feed small bites, feed slowly and give sips in water in between. I also raise his bed to its highest level when feeding and keep it there for an hour after eating. Hope this helps, Sushy!!!!!!!