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A Jackhammer esophogas is where the person's Esophagus has High Contractions, like a Jackhammer pounding in to concrete. The person has difficulty swallowing and pushing food through the Esophagus because the Esophagus is so contracted it doe not move the food effectively through the Esophagus into the Stomach as a Normal Esophagus would. It is Rare, affecting Women more than Men, with age of onset in the early 50's. It is a Motility Disorder, not a Swallowing Disorder per se.

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