Struggling with a chronic cough? Learn how acid reflux (GERD) is often the hidden cause and how Tampa Bay Reflux Center offers advanced diagnostics and treatments—including surgery—for lasting relief.
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When reflux happens in the esophagus, most people experience it as painful heartburn. This type of reflux is typically referred to as “acid reflux”, and it’s fairly common in the US, especially in patients with GERD. Acid reflux isn’t the only type of reflux, though. Laryngopharyngeal reflux happens when stomach acid backs up all the way into the voice box (larynx) or throat (pharynx). The larynx and pharynx are much more sensitive to stomach acid than the esophagus is, and this type of reflux results in a myriad of symptoms. Laryngopharyngeal reflux is often referred to as “silent reflux” because in many patients it doesn't present with typical reflux symptoms like heartburn, making it difficult to identify.
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If you suffer from LPR, you may be used to a constant urge to clear your throat. What you might now know: using normal, forceful throat-clearing methods can actually be quite damaging to your throat and make symptoms worse. That’s why today we’ll be teaching you how to safely relieve this discomfort without aggravating you LPR.
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If you’ve recently been diagnosed with GERD, achalasia, chronic acid reflux, or another related disorder, you may be hearing a flurry of terms that you’re unfamiliar with. Today we’re going over the very basics esophagus function and terminology so that the next time you talk to your reflux specialist, you’ll know a bit more about how this integral part of your digestive system is supposed to work in the first place.
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