I was told yesterday by the head of GI and Esophageal Motility DIsorders at Vanderbilt that there is no cure for esophageal paralysis. Spasms, which I also have, there is some treatment (botox,and a couple of pills) but that too is hard to treat. I have PPI's for GERD, and the long term effects concern me. So, this is very discouraging and I hear her sense of defeat. I am 56 and had an esophageal rupture several years ago, so the nerves were severed and cannot be 're-ignited'. Having doctors say to you 'sorry, nothing much we can do' is very hard to hear.