Regurgitation refers to a process in which food or liquid returned back to the mouth or pharynx, after the food has been apparently swallowed. This is an esophagopharyngeal regurgitation. If nasopharynx fails to close during swallowing then esophagopharyngeal regurgitation can result in nasal regurgitation. This may happen in young ones, say 11 months old with birth defects in nasopahraynx closing structures.