Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) both affect the esophagus (food tube) but in different ways. GERD affects the lower sphincter (muscular ring) in the ...

The standard approach to patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is acid-suppressive therapy with proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). However, studies to support this practice are either ...

Background: While medical therapy may fail to improve cough due to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), it is not known if inadequate esophageal acid suppression is responsible. Methods ...