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Aerophagy

MedGen UID:
1365
•Concept ID:
C0001707
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Air Swallowing; Swallowing, Air
SNOMED CT: Excessive swallowing of air (30693006); Aerophagy (swallowing air) (30693006); Air swallowing - excessive (30693006); Psychogenic aerophagy (30693006); Aerophagy (30693006); Aerophagia (30693006); Air swallowing (30693006)

Definition

Spasmodic swallowing of air. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAerophagy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The treatment of aerophagia.
KELSEY JR
Med Rec Ann 1962 Apr;55:62-3. PMID: 14455056

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Simple office-based behavioral approach to patients with chronic belching.
Katzka DA
Dis Esophagus 2013 Aug;26(6):570-3. Epub 2012 Nov 30 doi: 10.1111/dote.12006. PMID: 23199281
Observational study of children with aerophagia.
Loening-Baucke V, Swidsinski A
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2008 Sep;47(7):664-9. Epub 2008 Apr 29 doi: 10.1177/0009922808315825. PMID: 18445758
Constipation and flatulence management for stoma patients.
Burch J
Br J Community Nurs 2007 Oct;12(10):449-52. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2007.12.10.27282. PMID: 18073644
Obstructive sleep apnea: therapies other than CPAP.
Chhajed PN, Chhajed TP, Tamm M, Strobel W
J Assoc Physicians India 2004 Feb;52:143-51. PMID: 15656050
Air swallowing in Rett syndrome.
Morton RE, Pinnington L, Ellis RE
Dev Med Child Neurol 2000 Apr;42(4):271-5. doi: 10.1017/s0012162200000463. PMID: 10795567

Diagnosis

Management of belching, hiccups, and aerophagia.
Bredenoord AJ
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013 Jan;11(1):6-12. Epub 2012 Sep 13 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.09.006. PMID: 22982101
Nausea, gastroparesis, and aerophagia.
Hasler WL
J Clin Gastroenterol 2005 May-Jun;39(5 Suppl 3):S223-9. doi: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000156111.69232.f2. PMID: 15798489
Obstructive sleep apnea: therapies other than CPAP.
Chhajed PN, Chhajed TP, Tamm M, Strobel W
J Assoc Physicians India 2004 Feb;52:143-51. PMID: 15656050
Functional gastroduodenal disorders.
Talley NJ, Stanghellini V, Heading RC, Koch KL, Malagelada JR, Tytgat GN
Gut 1999 Sep;45 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):II37-42. doi: 10.1136/gut.45.2008.ii37. PMID: 10457043Free PMC Article
Nonulcer dyspepsia.
Thompson WG
Can Med Assoc J 1984 Mar 1;130(5):565-9. PMID: 6365298Free PMC Article

Therapy

Clinical review: long-term noninvasive ventilation.
Robert D, Argaud L
Crit Care 2007;11(2):210. doi: 10.1186/cc5714. PMID: 17419882Free PMC Article
Nausea, gastroparesis, and aerophagia.
Hasler WL
J Clin Gastroenterol 2005 May-Jun;39(5 Suppl 3):S223-9. doi: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000156111.69232.f2. PMID: 15798489
Obstructive sleep apnea: therapies other than CPAP.
Chhajed PN, Chhajed TP, Tamm M, Strobel W
J Assoc Physicians India 2004 Feb;52:143-51. PMID: 15656050
Intestinal gas.
Levitt MD
Postgrad Med 1975 Jan;57(1):77-81. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1975.11713944. PMID: 1109499
Aerophagy.
Drug Ther Bull 1966 Apr 1;4(7):27-8. PMID: 5910255

Prognosis

Simple office-based behavioral approach to patients with chronic belching.
Katzka DA
Dis Esophagus 2013 Aug;26(6):570-3. Epub 2012 Nov 30 doi: 10.1111/dote.12006. PMID: 23199281
Physiologic and pathologic belching.
Bredenoord AJ, Smout AJ
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 Jul;5(7):772-5. Epub 2007 May 4 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2007.02.018. PMID: 17481963
Clinical review: long-term noninvasive ventilation.
Robert D, Argaud L
Crit Care 2007;11(2):210. doi: 10.1186/cc5714. PMID: 17419882Free PMC Article
Obstructive sleep apnea: therapies other than CPAP.
Chhajed PN, Chhajed TP, Tamm M, Strobel W
J Assoc Physicians India 2004 Feb;52:143-51. PMID: 15656050
Nonulcer dyspepsia.
Thompson WG
Can Med Assoc J 1984 Mar 1;130(5):565-9. PMID: 6365298Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Anxiety correlates with excessive air swallowing and PPI refractoriness in patients with concomitant symptoms of GERD and functional dyspepsia.
Ribolsi M, Marchetti L, Blasi V, Cicala M
Neurogastroenterol Motil 2023 Jul;35(7):e14550. Epub 2023 Feb 14 doi: 10.1111/nmo.14550. PMID: 36786093
Gas-related symptoms after antireflux surgery.
Kessing BF, Broeders JA, Vinke N, Schijven MP, Hazebroek EJ, Broeders IA, Bredenoord AJ, Smout AJ
Surg Endosc 2013 Oct;27(10):3739-47. Epub 2013 May 1 doi: 10.1007/s00464-013-2959-7. PMID: 23636521
Observational study of children with aerophagia.
Loening-Baucke V, Swidsinski A
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2008 Sep;47(7):664-9. Epub 2008 Apr 29 doi: 10.1177/0009922808315825. PMID: 18445758
Functional gastroduodenal disorders.
Talley NJ, Stanghellini V, Heading RC, Koch KL, Malagelada JR, Tytgat GN
Gut 1999 Sep;45 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):II37-42. doi: 10.1136/gut.45.2008.ii37. PMID: 10457043Free PMC Article
Behavioral treatment of chronic aerophagia.
Barrett RP, McGonigle JJ, Ackles PK, Burkhart JE
Am J Ment Defic 1987 May;91(6):620-5. PMID: 3591848

Recent systematic reviews

Epidemiology of aerophagia in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Rajindrajith S, Gunawardane D, Kuruppu C, Dharmaratne SD, Gunawardena NK, Devanarayana NM
PLoS One 2022;17(7):e0271494. Epub 2022 Jul 29 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271494. PMID: 35905055Free PMC Article
Definitions and Outcome Measures in Pediatric Functional Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders: A Systematic Review.
Nassar-Sheikh Rashid A, Taminiau JA, Benninga MA, Saps M, Tabbers MM
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2016 Apr;62(4):581-7. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000973. PMID: 26348686

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