Some patients develop an inability to burp (abelchia) because the muscle that surrounds the bottom of the throat (the cricopharyngeus muscle) remains overly tight when they attempt to allow air to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Being unable to burp is not a good thing, researchers in Texas have found. Khosrow Rajab Kordi ...

The inability to burp—called retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD)—is caused by failure of the throat’s cricopharyngeal muscle to relax to allow the outward passage of gas. An interview-based ...

Depending on your personal stance, burping is either hella rude or an imperative life skill to earn yourself Guinness World Record fame. There’s no denying, however, that letting out a burp or two is ...

A life without burps might sound like a blessing, but a new study shows it’s anything but. Researchers interviewed patients with the rare condition retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD), ...

In a video posted to Reddit this summer, Lucie Rosenthal’s face starts focused and uncertain, looking intently into the camera, before it happens. She releases a succinct, croak-like belch. Then it's ...