I know that chronic hoarseness with a sore throat can be a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). How can I better identify this problem in primary care? GERD is generally defined as ...

Background and Aim: Little is known about the difference between patients of chronic laryngitis with and without troublesome reflux symptoms. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical ...

Q. What causes laryngitis? For the past week, my voice has been so weak that I can barely be heard. I haven't had a cold recently. A. Laryngitis is an inflammation of the vocal cords, usually due to ...

Nearly all cases of acute infectious laryngitis, an inflammation of the larynx (voice box), are caused by some sort of virus. A recent cold or flu-like illness most often precedes a bout of acute ...

Constantly clearing your throat might be a symptom of silent reflux, where the contents of your stomach are flowing back up ...

If you are frequently clearing your throat, there could be many possible reasons behind it. While a few include acid reflux, postnasal drip, allergy, or eating habits, you could be suffering from ...

It’s normal to have a hoarse voice here and there. But if you find that you’re regularly raspy, you could be dealing with a condition called laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), a.k.a. “silent reflux.” For ...

Sami Karoui and colleagues from the La Rabta Hospital in Tunis, Tunisia, report that the PPI pantoprazole reduces the frequency and severity of gastroesophagopharyngeal acid reflux in patients who ...

Hoarseness is the term for when the voice sounds strained, breathy, or raspy, or is quieter in volume or lower in pitch. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and related disorders may cause ...