Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease
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Overview
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease (LPRD) is a reflux disease similar to Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) but with some differences. Heartburn is not very common in patients diagnosed with LPRD.
Symptoms
- Hoarseness
- Chronic (ongoing) cough
- Frequent throat clearing
- Pain or sensation in throat
- Feeling of lump in throat
- Problems while swallowing
- Bad/bitter taste in mouth (Especially in morning)
- Frequent coughing and choking, especially in the middle of the night
- Asthma-like symptoms
- Referred ear pain
- Post-nasal drip
- Singing: Difficulty with high notes
Treatment
Various treatments include diet adjustments coupled with medication, posture changes and sensible eating. Smoking can aggravate this condition and must be stopped at all costs.
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Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
