LPR causes inflammation in every part of the airways.Usually, the LPR starts to show with one or a few of the symptoms.The longer you let the disease progress, the more additional LPR symptoms you will see. That is why it is so crucial to stop the d…
Gaviscon is a medication that relieves reflux.It is important to know that Gaviscon’s formula varies from country to country.The US version is not very useful. The formula sold in the UK is much more effective against reflux.
Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is a chronic pain disorder.As the name suggests, most people with BMS have a burning sensation in the mouth. However, other symptoms include stabbing or scalding pain. The pain usually affects the mouth and tongue. The t…
There are many causes of LPR.Which is why there are many potential solutions as well.Many physicians treat generically – each patient receives the same treatment. If the patient is lucky, that treatment tackles the root cause. If not, the LPR sympto…
Dr. Jamie Koufman is a, if not THE, pioneer in treating laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR).She has coined the term LPR as well as its synonyms: silent reflux, airway reflux & respiratory reflux.Dr. Koufman’s authority goes back to the books that she…
Neuropathy means that nerves are somehow damaged.Nerve damage happens quite often, especially in the nerves in the larynx which are very close to the surface. That is why they can easily be irritated and damaged. For example, they often are injured …
When lifestyle and dietary measures fail, most people think they have to use medication or do a very invasive surgery.But there is something in the middle of these two choices - the Stretta procedure.The Stretta procedure is done without cutting you…
Most refluxers get pH monitoring done to diagnose their LPR.But most of them have no clue how to interpret the results. At the same time, many patients feel their physician did not take the time to properly explain the results.So it might be helpful…
Between the stomach and airways, we have sphincters.These are made to protect us from reflux.Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease (LPR) is caused by a problem with these sphincters.I have interviewed Dr. Mark D. Noar to get a deeper insight into this ma…
This is the last part of the interview with Professor Peter Dettmar.In the last three parts, we already covered the following topics:Part #1: The role of the stomach enzyme pepsin in LPRPart #2: Advanced questions about the symptomsPart #3: Treatmen…
