well, after a few weeks I can report that position makes a difference. I have switched to my left side and back and have eliminated the problem. This am went back to sleep for about an hour on my right side and woke up burping.
Louise

listen to the medical conference rooster posted on the relationship of GERD and OSA. Gerd is significant;y worse on the right side. What goes up, must go down?? Since sleeping only on my left side and back now, the past month, do not have any aerophagia. Slept for about an hour this am on my right s...

for me, I now have to sleep on my left side and back. I listened to the medical seminar Rooster posted on the relationship between GERD and OSA. Right side makes it worse. Since I have been sleeping on left about a month, no airswallowing. this am slept about an hour on right side after I woke up an...

I too have had a problem with this. read the posts on Gerd, I commented there, too.
A simple solution seems to NOT sleep on your right side. Have done this 2 nights now and it seems to be working. Again see my posts in GERD
Louise

I started nexium maybe 3 weeks ago and also raised the head of my bed. Neither seemed to affect my air swallowing. I am trying to not sleep on my right side. One of the presentations discussed the effect of sleep posture, with sleeping on your right side causing the most problems. For 2 nights now, ...

I have been Dx with Gerd and started CPCP about 2 months ago. HAve had a terrible problem with swallowing air. Yesterday Listened to the Sleep Conference posted previously and discovered there was a coorelation with sleep position. If you sleep on the right side, you have more GERD events in a night...

you can register for the class for free and listen to it
Louise

new member here. How do you search for previous posts. would like to see if topic has already been posted and responses. Louise

new member here. what do folks do about this?
Louise