But for some people, burping isn’t just difficult, it’s nigh on impossible, due to a condition called retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (R-CPD), more commonly known as ‘no-burp syndrome’.
The videoclip is of a lateral view on videofluoroscopy in a patient with a cricopharyngeal bar, which is seen impinging on the barium column posteriorly (arrow). Note that after completion of the ...
R-CPD, also known as "no burp syndrome", occurs when the cricopharyngeal muscle in the throat is unable to relax to allow gas to pass upwards. Yakubu Karagama, an ear, nose and throat consultant ...
The procedure to fix it involves a doctor injecting 50 to 100 units of Botox − more than twice the amount often used to smooth forehead wrinkles − into the upper cricopharyngeal muscle.
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' ...