Editing Burping (section)

==Society and culture==
===Acceptance===
Some [[South Asian culture]]s view burping as acceptable in particular situations. For example, a burping guest can be a sign to the host that the meal satisfied them and they are full.<ref name="KYC">{{cite web| url        = http://know.burrp.com/loose-ends/to-burrp-or-not-to-burrp/26173| title      = To burp or not to burp| last       = Mehrotra| first      = Shirin| date       = 10 October 2011| website    = BURRP!| access-date = 2013-10-30| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131030104813/http://know.burrp.com/b-buzz/to-burrp-or-not-to-burrp/26173| archive-date = 2013-10-30}}</ref>

In [[Culture of Japan|Japan]], burping during a meal is considered bad manners.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/cultural-services/articles/dining-etiquette-japan.html |title=Dining Etiquette in Japan &#124; articles &#124; cultural services |publisher=Kwintessential.co.uk |access-date=2014-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193210/http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/cultural-services/articles/dining-etiquette-japan.html |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Burping during a meal is also considered unacceptable in Western cultures, such as [[Culture of North America|North America]] and [[Culture of Europe|Europe]].<ref name="KYC"/>

Despite virtually no scientific research on the subject, small online communities exist for burping as a [[sexual fetish]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/inside-world-burping-fetish-community-a7435931.html |title=Inside The World Of The Burping Fetish Community |last=Gander |first=Kashmira |date=24 November 2016 |website=Independent.co.uk |access-date=2021-06-22}}</ref> Online, people of any [[sexual orientation]] anecdotally report some attraction to burping, with what appears to be psychological and/or behavioural overlaps with other sexual fetishes including [[body inflation]], [[feederism|feedism]], [[vorarephilia]], and [[farting]] fetishes.<ref name="DMG">{{cite web |url=https://drmarkgriffiths.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/belch-rare-bit-a-very-brief-look-at-burping-fetishes/ |title=Belch rare bit: A very brief look at burping fetishes |last=Griffiths |first=Mark |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=2021-06-22}}</ref> Anecdotally, the 'loudness' aspect appears to be an important element to burp fetishists. Despite being a rather uncommon fetish,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/738244/weird-fetish-belching-burping-sexual-arousal |title='It's a major turn on': Is this the most UNUSUAL fetish of all time? |last=Mulherin |first=Lizzie |date=30 November 2016 |access-date=2021-06-22}}</ref> it continues to follow a general well-known pattern of sexual behaviour where hearing influences sexual arousal and response, noting that "it is the noise made rather than the action itself that appears to be what is sexualized and/or interpreted by the fetishist as sexually pleasurable and arousing".<ref name="DMG"/>

===Infants===
[[File:Burping an infant.jpg|thumb|An infant being burped against an adult's shoulder]]
[[Infant|Babies]] are likely to accumulate gas in the stomach while feeding and experience considerable discomfort (and agitation) until assisted. Burping an infant involves placing the child in a position conducive to gas expulsion (for example against the adult's shoulder, with the infant's stomach resting on the adult's chest) and then lightly patting the lower back.  Because burping can cause [[vomiting]], a "burp cloth" or "burp pad" is sometimes employed on the shoulder to protect clothing.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/tc/burping-a-baby-topic-overview | title=Burping a Baby - Topic Overview | publisher=[[WebMD]] | date=18 February 2013 | access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref>

===World record===
The [[Guinness World Record]] for the loudest burp was 112.4 [[Decibel|dB]], set by Neville Sharp from [[Darwin, Australia]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Loudest burp (male) |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/80129-loudest-burp-male |website=[[Guinness World Records]] |access-date=12 January 2024 |date=29 July 2021}}</ref> This is approximately as loud as a [[jet engine]] at {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www1.lasalle.edu/~reese/decibels.htm|title=Decibel levels|website=www1.lasalle.edu|access-date=2018-11-02}}</ref> The record was previously held by Paul Hunn, who held the record for 12 years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Suggitt |first1=Connie |title=Loudest burp record broken for first time in over a decade |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2021/11/loudest-burp-record-broken-for-first-time-in-over-a-decade-683953 |website=[[Guinness World Records]] |access-date=13 January 2024}}</ref>

===Burped speech===
It is possible to voluntarily induce burping through swallowing air and then expelling it, and by manipulation of the [[vocal tract]] produce burped speech.

While this is often employed as a means of entertainment or competition, it can also act as an alternative means of [[speech production|vocalisation]] for people who have undergone a [[laryngectomy]], with the burp replacing laryngeal [[phonation]]. This is known as [[esophageal speech]].