Eating Assessment Tool 10 (EAT-10)
The Eating Assessment Tool 10 (EAT-10) is a list of 10 questions that can be completed in approximately 2 minutes.
This questionnaire helps to measure swallowing difficulties.
These are statements many people have used to describe their difficulty swallowing / eating.
After you finished the questionnaire, calculate your score in total. If your EAT-10 score is 3 or higher, you may have problems swallowing efficiently or safely. We recommend screenshotting the questionnaire and discussing your symptoms and the EAT-10 results with a healthcare professional. A qualified Speech Pathologist can provide a dysphagia assessment.
0-4 Rating Scale
No problem
Mild Problem
Mild to moderate
Moderate problem
Severe problem
0
1
2
3
4
To what extent do you experience these following problems?
From 0 to 4,
please select the most appropriate response for each statement.
Belafsky PC, Mouadeb DA, Rees CJ, Pryor JC, Postma GN, Allen J, Leonard RJ. Validity and Reliability of the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10). Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2008;117(12):919-924.