Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "aerophagia" ita ce yawan hadiye iska, musamman yayin ci ko sha, wanda zai iya haifar da rashin jin daɗi ko kumburi. Wani yanayi ne na likita wanda mutum ya hadiye iska ba da niyya ba, yana haifar da tarin iskar gas a ciki da hanji. Wannan na iya haifar da bayyanar cututtuka kamar belching, rashin jin daɗi na ciki, da flatulence. A wasu lokuta, aerophagia na iya zama alamar yanayin rashin lafiya kamar ciwon gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) ko cuta mai narkewa.