Swallowing Air (Aerophagia)

Aerophagia occurs in some that are new to CPAP. The individual will experience bloatedness and/or gas pain resulting from swallowed air. When somebody first uses xPAP, you can see how somebody could swallow air. The reason being there is so much more air than usual in your airway and under pressure. Doing normal things like coughing or even swallowing to clear your throat can make you swallow air. Everybody has experienced gas before and everybody knows how the body expells gas(in one form or another). But, don't worry. From what I understand, this usually goes away as you get used to using PAP therapy. However, aerophagia has other causes as well. To see which category you belong in, you should chat with your doctor. Below are some links about aerophagia and cpap with more information.

Some quick Q&A about CPAP and Aerophagia:http://www.talkaboutsleep.com/message-boards/viewtopic.php?t=2784

Aerophagia in an informative blog (look near the bottom of the page). This blog also contains a wealth of information about sleep apnea related topics:http://smart-sleep-apnea.blogspot.com/2008/01/solving-common-cpap-equipment-problems.html

Aerophagia in general and its causes and treatments:http://www.articlealley.com/article_187157_17.html