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Aerophagia

2017-03-03T16:05:21Z

ChicagoGranny: /* Coping With Aerophagia */

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== Definition ==

The word "'''phage'''" in Greek means "'''to eat'''." Aerophagia is literally to eat air. In the modern context, it means swallowing too much air, a common cause of gas in the stomach and belching.

This is sometimes a result of CPAP Therapy. Unfortunately, the best solutions for this problem are not a catch all but instead an attempt to find the middle ground between needed CPAP pressures.

Note: The correct term for air in the digestive system due to the use of CPAP or ventilators is "gastric insufflation". However, the use of the term "aerophagia" is so ingrained in this forum that it is accepted as correct. When speaking with medical professionals, you should remember to say "gastric insufflation".

== What You Can Do ==

1. Tell your CPAP prescribing physician. It may be better to decrease the CPAP level a bit and put up with some minor airway problems if we can significantly decrease the bloating. Sometimes this works great, sometimes not at all.

2. As the chin of a CPAP user nears the chest, air has a greater change of entering the digestive tract. Where possible, keep chin up in relation to torso. Wearing a firm foam cervical collar will prevent the jaw from dropping.

3. Sleeping in a position different than normal helps keep the air out of the stomach. Try different sleeping positions. Left side, right side, inclined with pillows, or flat.

4. Try a bed wedge to sleep with the head elevated. Get a long wedge that extends from the head to below the hips. Shorter wedges cause the body to bend at the abdomen and may worsen the condition and cause other problems. Another option is placing the legs at the head of the bed on bed lifter blocks available at Bed, Bath and Beyond and other retailers.

5. Try a custom CPAP pillow, neck pillow or memory foam pillow.

6. Try an APAP machine. If already on APAP, reduce your top pressure, as long as your AHI (apnea hypopnea index) continues to remain low; or try the straight CPAP mode.

7. Try a BiPAP machine or auto BiPAP machine.

8. Have a gastroenterologist examine your lower esophageal sphincter -- it is this that is letting air into you stomach, and sometimes it needs medical or surgical intervention. Silent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (a return of acid for you stomach to you nasal cavity that you don't even feel) is a known cause of congestion and sleep disruption, and having it properly treated helps in improving your sleep quality -- including a reduction of AHI.

CPAPTalk.com member Ozij has this to say [http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t46412/Go-home-and-live-with-it.html#p416798 about treating Aerophagia].

If these fail, It may be that you should consider a surgical alternative to CPAP. Many have tried all sorts of other solutions to this bloating problem with little success. Be aware that UPPP surgery has fallen out of favor with many surgeons because of the low success rate and irreversible side effects. Spend a long time studying the situation before deciding. Ask your surgeon how he determines whether your airway anatomy makes you a good candidate and what are the odds that you will be cured of sleep apnea.

This may be a temporary condition as you adjust to xPAP or a new mask, or it may be recurring or ongoing. Symptoms range from being painful to being merely socially embarrassing. See your doctor to rule out other related digestive disorders.

== Coping With Aerophagia ==

1. Drink carbonated water or a fizzy beverage in the morning to help belch out gas.

2. Use wind-relieving yoga postures that compress your abdomen in the privacy of your bathroom or boudoir.

3. For digestive gas in the stomach, try over-the-counter simethicone products like Gas-X. Note that simethicone will not prevent digestive gas. Simethicone is a defoamer that will help break down many smaller bubble of gas to larger bubbles.

4. For digestive gas in the intestines, try over-the-counter activated charcoal tablets. Note that the science on charcoal tablets is inconsistent on whether they help with gas. Also note that there are side effects with chronic use. Consult your doctor if you intend to use the tablets for more than a few days.

5. Take steps to establish a regular early morning bowel habit to avoid flatulence after leaving home. Eating breakfast early and drinking a warm beverage such as coffee, tea or non-alcoholic cider helps to stimulate the bowel.

[[Category:Common_Problems]]

Aerophagia

2017-03-03T15:54:17Z

ChicagoGranny: /* What You Can Do */

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== Definition ==

The word "'''phage'''" in Greek means "'''to eat'''." Aerophagia is literally to eat air. In the modern context, it means swallowing too much air, a common cause of gas in the stomach and belching.

This is sometimes a result of CPAP Therapy. Unfortunately, the best solutions for this problem are not a catch all but instead an attempt to find the middle ground between needed CPAP pressures.

Note: The correct term for air in the digestive system due to the use of CPAP or ventilators is "gastric insufflation". However, the use of the term "aerophagia" is so ingrained in this forum that it is accepted as correct. When speaking with medical professionals, you should remember to say "gastric insufflation".

== What You Can Do ==

1. Tell your CPAP prescribing physician. It may be better to decrease the CPAP level a bit and put up with some minor airway problems if we can significantly decrease the bloating. Sometimes this works great, sometimes not at all.

2. As the chin of a CPAP user nears the chest, air has a greater change of entering the digestive tract. Where possible, keep chin up in relation to torso. Wearing a firm foam cervical collar will prevent the jaw from dropping.

3. Sleeping in a position different than normal helps keep the air out of the stomach. Try different sleeping positions. Left side, right side, inclined with pillows, or flat.

4. Try a bed wedge to sleep with the head elevated. Get a long wedge that extends from the head to below the hips. Shorter wedges cause the body to bend at the abdomen and may worsen the condition and cause other problems. Another option is placing the legs at the head of the bed on bed lifter blocks available at Bed, Bath and Beyond and other retailers.

5. Try a custom CPAP pillow, neck pillow or memory foam pillow.

6. Try an APAP machine. If already on APAP, reduce your top pressure, as long as your AHI (apnea hypopnea index) continues to remain low; or try the straight CPAP mode.

7. Try a BiPAP machine or auto BiPAP machine.

8. Have a gastroenterologist examine your lower esophageal sphincter -- it is this that is letting air into you stomach, and sometimes it needs medical or surgical intervention. Silent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (a return of acid for you stomach to you nasal cavity that you don't even feel) is a known cause of congestion and sleep disruption, and having it properly treated helps in improving your sleep quality -- including a reduction of AHI.

CPAPTalk.com member Ozij has this to say [http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t46412/Go-home-and-live-with-it.html#p416798 about treating Aerophagia].

If these fail, It may be that you should consider a surgical alternative to CPAP. Many have tried all sorts of other solutions to this bloating problem with little success. Be aware that UPPP surgery has fallen out of favor with many surgeons because of the low success rate and irreversible side effects. Spend a long time studying the situation before deciding. Ask your surgeon how he determines whether your airway anatomy makes you a good candidate and what are the odds that you will be cured of sleep apnea.

This may be a temporary condition as you adjust to xPAP or a new mask, or it may be recurring or ongoing. Symptoms range from being painful to being merely socially embarrassing. See your doctor to rule out other related digestive disorders.

== Coping With Aerophagia ==

1. Drink carbonated water or a fizzy beverage in the morning to help belch out gas.

2. Use wind-relieving yoga postures that compress your abdomen in the privacy of your bathroom or boudoir.

3. For digestive gas in the stomach, try over-the-counter simethicone products like Gas-X.

4. For digestive gas in the intestines, try over-the-counter activated charcoal tablets.

5. Take steps to establish a regular early morning bowel habit to avoid flatulence after leaving home.

[[Category:Common_Problems]]

Category:CPAP Definitions

2015-03-30T23:22:36Z

ChicagoGranny: /* A */

[[Image: Home_Photo_books.jpg|right|thumb|150px|CPAP Defined]]
These are common terms that people often need more information about. Articles can be linked to the term definitions which you are now viewing.

Please be aware that some of the topic pages or member posts on the [http://www.cpaptalk.com CPAPtalk.com Member Forums] link to the CPAP Defined articles here.

Go ahead, dive on in and improve the term definitions, or create new articles and propose to add them here to the CPAP Defined category on the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|discussion page]]. However, be aware that just because you add them to this CPAP Definitions category here on the wiki, it does not mean they will show up on the CPAPtalk Forum. To request that a new article or addition to the CPAP Defined category displays on the CPAPtalk.com Forum contact an [[Special:Listusers/sysop|Administrator]] on their [[Help:Talk_pages#User_Talk_pages|user talk page]].

The Terms listed and defined here are those you need for a PSG (Sleep) Study. The terms that follow the list, are varios Sleep Apnea and CPAP terms.

[http://www.cpaptalk.com/cpapedia.php?mode=view View the original archived CPAP Defined from the CPAPtalk Forum].

==A==
'''Aerophagia''' is the swallowing of air, whether deliberately (as in to stimulate belching), accidentally, or involuntarily (as a result of anxiety/nervousness). (Note: The correct term for air in the digestive system due to the use of CPAP or ventilators is "gastric insufflation". However, the use of the term "aerophagia" is so ingrained in this forum that it is accepted as correct. When speaking with medical professionals, you should remember to say "gastric insufflation".)

'''AHI/RAI Scale''' is a measurement of both the Apnea/Hypopnea Index (QHI) and the Respiratory Arousal Index. If a person has less than 5 events per hour then that person's AHI/RAI would be 0 and that person would not have apnea. 5 -15 events/hour = (mild); 15-30 events/hour = (moderate); >30 events/hour = (severe).

'''Apnea''' is the cessation of airflow for 10 seconds or greater.

'''AHI (Apnea Hypopnea Index)''' is the number of apneas and hypopneas per hour. Or an index for sleep apnea. 5-20 mild, 21-50 moderate, above 50 severe. Learn more [http://www.cpaptalk.com/wiki/index.php/Apnea_Hypopnea_Index here]

'''Arousal''': An interruption of sleep lasting greater than 3 seconds.

'''Automatic altitude adjustment''' allows the patient to travel to different altitudes without having the pressure setting adjusted. Because atmospheric pressure changes with altitude, most machines need adjustment in order to provide the correct pressure at a different altitude. see also [[Manual Altitude Adjustment]]

An '''AutoPAP''' can be set to deliver a range of low/high pressures, customizable within 4 - 20 cm H2O. Learn more [http://www.cpaptalk.com/wiki/index.php/AutoPAP here]

[http://www.cpaptalk.com/wiki/index.php/AFlex Aflex]

==B==
'''BR Arousal index''': The number of breathing related arousals(apnea, hypopnea, snoring & RERAs) divided by the # hours of sleep.

'''Bruxism''': Grinding of the teeth.

==C==
'''Central apnea''': A respiratory episode where there is no airflow and no effort to breathe lasting greater than 10 seconds.

==E==
'''EEG/EOG''': Comments about sleep stages, brain waves (EEG), or eye movements (EOG)

'''EKG/ECG''': Comments about heart rate, abnormal heart beats, etc.

'''EMG''': Comments about leg movements and or teeth grinding (bruxism).

==H==
'''Hypopnea''': A respiratory episode where there is partial obstruction of the airway lasting greater than 10 seconds. Also called partial apnea or hypo-apnea.
==N==
'''Non-supine''': Sleeping in any position other than on the back.

'''NSR''': Normal sinus rhythm. Refers to they way your heart beats.

'''NPSG''': Nocturnal Polysomnogram, or sleep study.

'''(#)Number of Awakenings''': The number of pages scored as wake after sleep onset.

==O==
'''Obstructive apnea''': A respiratory episode where there is a complete cessation of airflow, caused by an obstruction in the upper airway and accompanied by a struggle to breathe. To be defined as an obstructive apnea the episode should last 10 seconds or more.

==P==
'''Passover Humidifiers''' are used in conjunction with an xPAP machine to produce cool moisture, which flows from the xPAP, through a chamber filled with cool water, and to the mask. The purpose of a Passover humidifier is to keep the patient’s nasal passage from becoming dry and sore. A Passover humidifier is not plugged in to an electrical outlet and does not have a heater plate.

'''PLMs''': Periodic limb movements.

'''PLM arousal index''': The total number of periodic limb movements that cause arousals divided by the total number of hours of sleep.

'''PSGT''': Polysomnographic technologist.

==R==
'''REM latency''': Latency to REM(dreaming) from sleep onset.

'''RERAs''': Respiratory effort related arousals. Episodes that are not apneas or hypopneas, often related to loud snoring, that generally do not cause a decrease in oxygen saturation.

'''Respiratory''': Any specific comments about respiratory events.

'''[[ResScan]]''': Software provided by ResMed for use with their various flow generators (cpap machines).

'''RPSGT''': Registered polysomnographic technologist.

==S==
'''Sleep efficiency''': Total sleep time divided by time in bed (expressed a fraction) or Total sleep time divided by time in bed x 100 (expressed as a percentage)

'''Sleep latency''': The first 30 seconds (one `epoch' of recording time) of sleep.

'''Sleep onset''': The first 90 seconds (3 `epochs) of uninterrupted sleep.

'''Sleep stage shifts''': The number of incidents of sleep stage changes.

'''Snoring intensity''': Level of snoring loudness determined by the sleep technologist. Ranging in degrees from mild to very loud snoring.

'''Spontaneous arousal index''': The number of spontaneous arousals (e.g. arousals not related to respiratory events, limb movements, snoring, etc) divided by the number of hours of sleep.

'''Stages of Sleep'''
Stage 1: The lightest stage of sleep. Transitional stage from wake. top

Stage 1 shifts: The number of times the sleep stage changed to stage 1.

Stage 2: The first true stage of sleep.

Stages 3/4: The deepest, most restorative sleep.

'''Stage REM''': The dreaming stage; Normally occurs every 60-90 minutes.

'''Supine''': Sleeping on back.
==T==
'''Time in bed''': The time in the study from `Lights Out' to `Lights On'.

'''Total arousal index''': Total number of all arousals divided by the number of hours of sleep.

'''Total # of PLMs''': The number of leg movements in sleep that last greater than 0.5 seconds.

Aerophagia

2015-02-12T20:52:00Z

ChicagoGranny: /* Coping With Aerophagia */

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== Definition ==

The word "'''phage'''" in Greek means "'''to eat'''." Aerophagia is literally to eat air. In the modern context, it means swallowing too much air, a common cause of gas in the stomach and belching.

This is sometimes a result of CPAP Therapy. Unfortunately, the best solutions for this problem are not a catch all but instead an attempt to find the middle ground between needed CPAP pressures.

Note: The correct term for air in the digestive system due to the use of CPAP or ventilators is "gastric insufflation". However, the use of the term "aerophagia" is so ingrained in this forum that it is accepted as correct. When speaking with medical professionals, you should remember to say "gastric insufflation".

== What You Can Do ==

1. Tell your CPAP prescribing physician. It may be better to decrease the CPAP level a bit and put up with some minor airway problems if we can significantly decrease the bloating. Sometimes this works great, sometimes not at all.

2. As the chin of a CPAP user nears the chest, air has a greater change of entering the digestive tract. Where possible, keep chin up in relation to torso.

3. Sleeping in a position different than normal helps keep the air out of the stomach. Try different sleeping positions. Left side, right side, inclined with pillows, or flat.

4. Try a bed wedge to sleep with the head elevated.

5. Try a custom CPAP pillow, neck pillow or memory foam pillow.

6. Try an APAP machine. If already on APAP, reduce your top pressure, as long as your AHI (apnea hypopnea index) continues to remain low; or try the straight CPAP mode.

7. Try a BiPAP machine or auto BiPAP machine.

8. Have a gastroenterologist examine your lower esophageal sphincter -- it is this that is letting air into you stomach, and sometimes it needs medical or surgical intervention. Silent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (a return of acid for you stomach to you nasal cavity that you don't even feel) is a known cause of congestion and sleep disruption, and having it properly treated helps in improving your sleep quality -- including a reduction of AHI.

CPAPTalk.com member Ozij has this to say [http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t46412/Go-home-and-live-with-it.html#p416798 about treating Aerophagia].

If these fail, It may be that you should consider a surgical alternative to CPAP. Many have tried all sorts of other solutions to this bloating problem with little success.

This may be a temporary condition as you adjust to xPAP or a new mask, or it may be recurring or ongoing. Symptoms range from being painful to being merely socially embarrassing. See your doctor to rule out other related digestive disorders.

== Coping With Aerophagia ==

1. Drink carbonated water or a fizzy beverage in the morning to help belch out gas.

2. Use wind-relieving yoga postures that compress your abdomen in the privacy of your bathroom or boudoir.

3. For digestive gas in the stomach, try over-the-counter simethicone products like Gas-X.

4. For digestive gas in the intestines, try over-the-counter activated charcoal tablets.

5. Take steps to establish a regular early morning bowel habit to avoid flatulence after leaving home.

[[Category:Common_Problems]]

Aerophagia

2015-02-12T20:27:11Z

ChicagoGranny: /* Coping With Aerophagia */

{{Expand}}

== Definition ==

The word "'''phage'''" in Greek means "'''to eat'''." Aerophagia is literally to eat air. In the modern context, it means swallowing too much air, a common cause of gas in the stomach and belching.

This is sometimes a result of CPAP Therapy. Unfortunately, the best solutions for this problem are not a catch all but instead an attempt to find the middle ground between needed CPAP pressures.

Note: The correct term for air in the digestive system due to the use of CPAP or ventilators is "gastric insufflation". However, the use of the term "aerophagia" is so ingrained in this forum that it is accepted as correct. When speaking with medical professionals, you should remember to say "gastric insufflation".

== What You Can Do ==

1. Tell your CPAP prescribing physician. It may be better to decrease the CPAP level a bit and put up with some minor airway problems if we can significantly decrease the bloating. Sometimes this works great, sometimes not at all.

2. As the chin of a CPAP user nears the chest, air has a greater change of entering the digestive tract. Where possible, keep chin up in relation to torso.

3. Sleeping in a position different than normal helps keep the air out of the stomach. Try different sleeping positions. Left side, right side, inclined with pillows, or flat.

4. Try a bed wedge to sleep with the head elevated.

5. Try a custom CPAP pillow, neck pillow or memory foam pillow.

6. Try an APAP machine. If already on APAP, reduce your top pressure, as long as your AHI (apnea hypopnea index) continues to remain low; or try the straight CPAP mode.

7. Try a BiPAP machine or auto BiPAP machine.

8. Have a gastroenterologist examine your lower esophageal sphincter -- it is this that is letting air into you stomach, and sometimes it needs medical or surgical intervention. Silent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (a return of acid for you stomach to you nasal cavity that you don't even feel) is a known cause of congestion and sleep disruption, and having it properly treated helps in improving your sleep quality -- including a reduction of AHI.

CPAPTalk.com member Ozij has this to say [http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t46412/Go-home-and-live-with-it.html#p416798 about treating Aerophagia].

If these fail, It may be that you should consider a surgical alternative to CPAP. Many have tried all sorts of other solutions to this bloating problem with little success.

This may be a temporary condition as you adjust to xPAP or a new mask, or it may be recurring or ongoing. Symptoms range from being painful to being merely socially embarrassing. See your doctor to rule out other related digestive disorders.

== Coping With Aerophagia ==

1. Drink carbonated water or a fizzy beverage in the morning to help belch out gas.

2. Use wind-relieving yoga postures that compress your abdomen in the privacy of your bathroom or boudoir.

3. For digestive gas in the stomach, try over-the-counter simethicone products like Gas-X.

4. For digestive gas in the intestines, try over-the-counter activated charcoal tablets.

5. Take steps to establish a regular early morning bowel habit to avoid embarrassment after leaving home.

[[Category:Common_Problems]]

Aerophagia

2015-02-12T20:26:28Z

ChicagoGranny: /* Coping With Aerophagia */

{{Expand}}

== Definition ==

The word "'''phage'''" in Greek means "'''to eat'''." Aerophagia is literally to eat air. In the modern context, it means swallowing too much air, a common cause of gas in the stomach and belching.

This is sometimes a result of CPAP Therapy. Unfortunately, the best solutions for this problem are not a catch all but instead an attempt to find the middle ground between needed CPAP pressures.

Note: The correct term for air in the digestive system due to the use of CPAP or ventilators is "gastric insufflation". However, the use of the term "aerophagia" is so ingrained in this forum that it is accepted as correct. When speaking with medical professionals, you should remember to say "gastric insufflation".

== What You Can Do ==

1. Tell your CPAP prescribing physician. It may be better to decrease the CPAP level a bit and put up with some minor airway problems if we can significantly decrease the bloating. Sometimes this works great, sometimes not at all.

2. As the chin of a CPAP user nears the chest, air has a greater change of entering the digestive tract. Where possible, keep chin up in relation to torso.

3. Sleeping in a position different than normal helps keep the air out of the stomach. Try different sleeping positions. Left side, right side, inclined with pillows, or flat.

4. Try a bed wedge to sleep with the head elevated.

5. Try a custom CPAP pillow, neck pillow or memory foam pillow.

6. Try an APAP machine. If already on APAP, reduce your top pressure, as long as your AHI (apnea hypopnea index) continues to remain low; or try the straight CPAP mode.

7. Try a BiPAP machine or auto BiPAP machine.

8. Have a gastroenterologist examine your lower esophageal sphincter -- it is this that is letting air into you stomach, and sometimes it needs medical or surgical intervention. Silent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (a return of acid for you stomach to you nasal cavity that you don't even feel) is a known cause of congestion and sleep disruption, and having it properly treated helps in improving your sleep quality -- including a reduction of AHI.

CPAPTalk.com member Ozij has this to say [http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t46412/Go-home-and-live-with-it.html#p416798 about treating Aerophagia].

If these fail, It may be that you should consider a surgical alternative to CPAP. Many have tried all sorts of other solutions to this bloating problem with little success.

This may be a temporary condition as you adjust to xPAP or a new mask, or it may be recurring or ongoing. Symptoms range from being painful to being merely socially embarrassing. See your doctor to rule out other related digestive disorders.

== Coping With Aerophagia ==

1. Drink carbonated water or a fizzy beverage in the morning to help belch out gas.

2. Use wind-relieving yoga postures that compress your abdomen in the privacy of your bathroom or boudoir.

3. For digestive gas in the stomach, try over-the-counter simethicone products like Gas-X.

4. For digestive gas in the intestines, try over-the-counter activated charcoal tablets.

5. Take steps to establish a regular morning bowel habit to avoid embarrassment later in the morning.

[[Category:Common_Problems]]

Aerophagia

2015-02-12T20:24:31Z

ChicagoGranny:

{{Expand}}

== Definition ==

The word "'''phage'''" in Greek means "'''to eat'''." Aerophagia is literally to eat air. In the modern context, it means swallowing too much air, a common cause of gas in the stomach and belching.

This is sometimes a result of CPAP Therapy. Unfortunately, the best solutions for this problem are not a catch all but instead an attempt to find the middle ground between needed CPAP pressures.

Note: The correct term for air in the digestive system due to the use of CPAP or ventilators is "gastric insufflation". However, the use of the term "aerophagia" is so ingrained in this forum that it is accepted as correct. When speaking with medical professionals, you should remember to say "gastric insufflation".

== What You Can Do ==

1. Tell your CPAP prescribing physician. It may be better to decrease the CPAP level a bit and put up with some minor airway problems if we can significantly decrease the bloating. Sometimes this works great, sometimes not at all.

2. As the chin of a CPAP user nears the chest, air has a greater change of entering the digestive tract. Where possible, keep chin up in relation to torso.

3. Sleeping in a position different than normal helps keep the air out of the stomach. Try different sleeping positions. Left side, right side, inclined with pillows, or flat.

4. Try a bed wedge to sleep with the head elevated.

5. Try a custom CPAP pillow, neck pillow or memory foam pillow.

6. Try an APAP machine. If already on APAP, reduce your top pressure, as long as your AHI (apnea hypopnea index) continues to remain low; or try the straight CPAP mode.

7. Try a BiPAP machine or auto BiPAP machine.

8. Have a gastroenterologist examine your lower esophageal sphincter -- it is this that is letting air into you stomach, and sometimes it needs medical or surgical intervention. Silent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (a return of acid for you stomach to you nasal cavity that you don't even feel) is a known cause of congestion and sleep disruption, and having it properly treated helps in improving your sleep quality -- including a reduction of AHI.

CPAPTalk.com member Ozij has this to say [http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t46412/Go-home-and-live-with-it.html#p416798 about treating Aerophagia].

If these fail, It may be that you should consider a surgical alternative to CPAP. Many have tried all sorts of other solutions to this bloating problem with little success.

This may be a temporary condition as you adjust to xPAP or a new mask, or it may be recurring or ongoing. Symptoms range from being painful to being merely socially embarrassing. See your doctor to rule out other related digestive disorders.

== Coping With Aerophagia ==

1. Drink carbonated water or a fizzy beverage in the morning to help belch out gas.

2. Use wind-relieving yoga postures that compress your abdomen in the privacy of your bathroom or boudoir.

3. For digestive gas in the stomach, try over-the-counter simethicone products like Gas-X.

4. For digestive gas in the intestines, try over-the-counter activated charcoal tablets.

[[Category:Common_Problems]]