Throat reflux

Throat reflux, also known as laryngopharyngeal, is mostly seen on people who have asthma and sleep apnea. Throat reflux is basically food going into larynx and pharinx by going through the gullet.

Throat reflux is diagnosed by endonoscopy, thorat and vocal cord examination, and ph meter sent to the gullet.

Which diseases are related to laryngopharyngeal?

Throat reflux can be a factor to many diseases. Most important ones are;

Asthma

-Aspiration based pneumonitis

-Respiration stop during sleep

-Sudden baby deaths

-Chronic laryngitis

-Chronic coughing

-chronic pharyngitis

-functional voice diseases

-laryngeal cancer

-otisis media

-chronic sinusitis

What is the most common complaints in throat reflux?

Voice reduction and stiffness, exhaustion, difficulty in prıducing high ptiched sounds.

-chronic coughing

-difficulty to swallow

-feeling of having something stuck in the throat

-pain and burning pn the back of the sternum

-stomach acid coming up the mouth

Throat reflux treatment

Firstly, diet and drug treatment are used. Patient must avoid cigarettes and alcohol. In addition to this, chocolate, over-consumption of tea and coffee must be avoided. If the patient does not respond to these methods, surgical methods will be needed.