For those who can't stifle a burp before scurrying out of earshot, it's worth knowing there's something worse than letting that belch burst forth in polite company. Being unable to burp is not a good ...

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 ...

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 ...

Depending on your personal stance, burping is either hella rude or an imperative life skill to earn yourself Guinness World Record fame. There’s no denying, however, that letting out a burp or two is ...

The condition, known as retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction or “no-burp syndrome,” can cause painful bloating and chest pain. Since 2019, physicians have injected Botox into affected patients’ ...

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A life without burps might sound like a blessing, but a new study shows it’s anything but. Researchers interviewed patients with the rare condition retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD), ...

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 ...

It was un-frog-ettable. Isabelle Zeidner, 23, first realized something was off with her body when she was 9 or 10 years old. Her head colds were plagued by a lot of saliva — and gurgling noises that ...