Anxiety can sometimes cause a cricopharyngeal spasm — an excessive contraction of the small muscle in the upper portion of ...

Known medically as retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction or “no burp syndrome”, the condition can lead to loud gurgling noises along with excessive flatulence after eating and drinking. The best form ...

The inability to burp is medically known as retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD), referring to “the cricopharyngeal muscle’s inability to relax to allow the retrograde passage of gas ...

The caseload for cricopharyngeal surgery, both open and endoscopic Zenker's, is very robust as well. The referral base at UAB includes the entire state of Alabama, eastern Georgia, Mississippi, and ...