[strigg]

Aerophagia

I am trying to find about about aerophagia . Do you know any consultants who speciallise in this or do suffer with this yourself..
I am try to help a friend who has suffered with this for two years and now it is getting progressivly worse , now having an impact on his quality of life. He is a quadriplegic young lad.
Please e-mail sarah_trigg@hotmail.com

[Apparelyzed]

Here's some information of Aerophagia.

Aerophagia is a condition that occurs when a person swallows too much air, which enters the stomach, causing abdominal bloating, frequent belching and may cause pain.

In people with cervical spinal blockages, inhaling can cause air to enter the esophagus and stomach.

Aerophagia is a dangerous side effect of non-invasive ventilation (NIV), commonly used in treatments of respiratory problems and cardiovascular critical care or in surgery when general anaesthetic is required.

In the case of aerophagia during NIV, it is normally diagnosed by experienced medical specialists who check on patients intermittently during NIV use. The diagnosis is based on the sound heard by listening through a stethoscope placed outside the abdominal cavity. Using this approach, the problem is sometimes detected later than when it develops, possibly also later than necessary. Belated detection of aerophagia may lead to gastric distension, which in turn, could inflate the diaphragm or cause aspiration of the stomach contents into the lungs or pneumatic rupture of the oesophagus due to extreme gastric insufflation.

Also

Clinical and roentgenological examination of esophagus and cervical spine were carried out in 27 patients with functional aerophagia. In 11 of them the air was found to pass through without any swallowing into the stomach and in remaining 16--into esophagus. All the patients revealed osteochondrosis, unstable and blocked spines. Manual therapy applied to cervical zone of spine promoted elimination of aerophagia. Source

Regards

Simon

[strigg]

Apparelyzed, on Apr 19 2008, 03:53 PM, said:

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Here's some information of Aerophagia.

Aerophagia is a condition that occurs when a person swallows too much air, which enters the stomach, causing abdominal bloating, frequent belching and may cause pain.

In people with cervical spinal blockages, inhaling can cause air to enter the esophagus and stomach.

Aerophagia is a dangerous side effect of non-invasive ventilation (NIV), commonly used in treatments of respiratory problems and cardiovascular critical care or in surgery when general anaesthetic is required.

In the case of aerophagia during NIV, it is normally diagnosed by experienced medical specialists who check on patients intermittently during NIV use. The diagnosis is based on the sound heard by listening through a stethoscope placed outside the abdominal cavity. Using this approach, the problem is sometimes detected later than when it develops, possibly also later than necessary. Belated detection of aerophagia may lead to gastric distension, which in turn, could inflate the diaphragm or cause aspiration of the stomach contents into the lungs or pneumatic rupture of the oesophagus due to extreme gastric insufflation.

Also

Clinical and roentgenological examination of esophagus and cervical spine were carried out in 27 patients with functional aerophagia. In 11 of them the air was found to pass through without any swallowing into the stomach and in remaining 16--into esophagus. All the patients revealed osteochondrosis, unstable and blocked spines. Manual therapy applied to cervical zone of spine promoted elimination of aerophagia. Source

Regards

Simon

thanks for reply need to find someone that is willing to help with the problem that my friend has had for two years .he has seen various doctors and had treatments for symptoms but no treatment for cauase yet.

[strigg]

Thanks for reply
I have been asked by a friend to help him. He has had the condition for two years and despiste Dr. and treatment it is getting worse . We need to look for solution to help cause rather than treating symptoms which does help for a short time. but the Dr. who manages care is not very knowledgable about it. The family are willing to travel abroad if that is what it takes.

strigg, on Apr 19 2008, 06:20 PM, said:

Thanks for reply
I have been asked by a friend to help him. He has had the condition for two years and despiste Dr. and treatment it is getting worse . We need to look for solution to help cause rather than treating symptoms which does help for a short time. but the Dr. who manages care is not very knowledgable about it. The family are willing to travel abroad if that is what it takes.