Some patients develop an inability to burp (abelchia) because the muscle that surrounds the bottom of the throat (the cricopharyngeus muscle) remains overly tight when they attempt to allow air to ...
"Looking back, I realized I had never burped in my entire life," says Isabelle Zeidner, a 23-year-old Columbia social work grad student who lives in New York City. "I noticed it more as I got older.
In a video posted to Reddit this summer, Lucie Rosenthal’s face starts focused and uncertain, looking intently into the camera, before it happens. She releases a succinct, croak-like belch. Then it's ...
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Not burping can cause anxiety, depression and physical pain
People who are unable to burp due to a condition known as retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD) can suffer from ...
The inability to burp—called retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD)—is caused by failure of the throat’s cricopharyngeal muscle to relax to allow the outward passage of gas. An interview-based ...
In a video posted to Reddit this summer, Lucie Rosenthal’s face starts focused and uncertain, looking intently into the camera, before it happens. She releases a succinct, croak-like belch. Then, it’s ...
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