You can perform a gastroscopy again to exclude a possible stomach disorder as the cause for these symptoms. To define, aerophagia is a condition that occurs when a person swallows too much air, which goes to the stomach. It causes gas bloating of the abdomen and frequent belching. It may cause pain, too, which sometimes is difficult to diagnose. Furthermore, aerophagia can occur without any act of swallowing. Aerophagia is associated with chewing gum, smoking, drinking carbonated drinks, eating fast and wearing loose dentures. People with cervical spinal blockages, inhaling also caused air to go down into the esophagus and stomach. In such cases cervical spine therapy is a method of treatment.
Aerophagia is diagnosed in 8.8% of cases when coordination between swallowing and respiration is not well defined, such as during mental retardation. In one case aerophagia was successfully treated with thorazine, a typical antipsychotic sometimes used to treat hiccups.
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