Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), otherwise known as silent reflux, is a form of acid reflux. The esophagus (food tube) has special rings of muscle (sphincters) at the top and the bottom. If the ...

I figured it was just allergies. It seemed logical: My constant throat clearing began last summer, amid a bumper crop of weeds following last spring’s torrential rains. But when that compulsion to ...

Recurrent throat pain without fever may not be an infection. Learn how acid reflux and silent GERD can irritate the throat, ...

The diagnosis and optimal treatment of the extraesophageal complications of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been long-standing topics in evolution. A decade ago, it was believed that ...