A person with cricopharyngeal dysfunction may experience difficulty swallowing or a feeling of something being stuck in their throat. This is because the sphincter does not open properly. Treatment ...

A cricopharyngeal spasm occurs when the cricopharyngeus muscle in the throat is overly or excessively contracted. Remedies can include coping techniques at home and medical treatments for the ...

Endoscopic carbon dioxide laser cricopharyngeal myotomy for relief of oropharyngeal dysphagia divides the cricopharyngeal muscle via an endoscope using a carbon dioxide laser, as an alternative to ...

A new study published in the journal of The Laryngoscope showed that both in-office and operating room botulinum toxin ...

Dysphagia occurs in more than 50 percent of patients with Parkinson's disease. 1 Although all the phases of swallowing can be involved, dysphagia due to hyperactivity of the upper esophageal sphincter ...

It’s not yet known how many people live with R-CPD – or no-burp syndrome – but some experts believe it could be more common than they first thought. Here’s everything you need to know about this ...

She couldn’t stomach it anymore. Natalie Bickel, from Indiana, has a rare condition called retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction, also known as no-burp syndrome, meaning that she has spent years ...

At rest, closure of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) is due to passive forces as well as active muscle contraction, and its relaxation requires inhibition of the cricopharyngeus and contraction of ...

This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...