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CPAP Airtrapping Aerophobia GERD Return to previous page 10/8/2016 7452 Views 2 Answers Last Activity: 4 years ago, Mike Hess, RRT (COPDF Senior Director of Patient Outreach and Education) Tags: aerophagia CPAP COPD GERD swallowing air Question: 0 BoJonJovi 4 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel CPAP Airtrapping Aerophobia GERD BoJonJovi 4 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments I wanted to pass on some information regarding CPAP users. I have terrible air trapping, as well as bloating, as well as gerd. I found myself in the hosptal on a BiPAP machine. I realized it worked different from my CPAP. Made me curious. Through a little google research, I found that CPAP can contribute to air trapping. With the continuous pressure our expiatory breath is against pressure contributing to air trapping. A BiPAP machine reduces its pressure for the expiatory breath relieving the pressure and contributes less to air trapping. Further, CPAP can contribute to aerophagia or swallowing of air. Air is pushed down the esophagus into the stomach, resulting bloating, burping etc. Further that trapped air can come back up contributing top GERD. http://www.sleep-apnea-guide.com/cpap-gas-problem-... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC25763...
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