10 ENT diseases related to gastroesophageal reflux

The article was professionally consulted by Dr. CKII Nguyen Van Thai - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is quite common in our country today and tends to increase every year. In addition to causing unpleasant symptoms such as belching, heartburn, heartburn, burning pain in the chest along the sternum, ... it is also the cause of many ENT diseases.

1. Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Gastroesophageal reflux is the reflux of gastric juice into the esophagus. This is a normal physiological condition that usually occurs after eating. When this condition causes symptoms or damages the lining of the esophagus, it is called gastroesophageal reflux disease.
There are a number of terms related to this condition, we need to distinguish, avoid confusion, which are:
GERD - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, which manifests as a burning sensation behind the breastbone. . LPR - Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: Throat-laryngeal reflux. SERD - Supra Esophageal Reflux Disease: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, including all symptoms of LPR, plus symptoms of rhinosinusitis and asthma.

2. 10 ENT diseases related to gastroesophageal reflux

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Gastroesophageal reflux can be the cause of the following 10 ENT diseases:
Pharyngitis and pharyngitis : Gastroesophageal reflux disease is quite common, but few people know. Reflux can cause persistent pharyngitis, for definitive treatment, it is necessary to completely treat gastric reflux. This is the reason why there are patients with sore throat, doctors use stomach medicine.

Sinusitis: Gastroesophageal reflux is also one of the causes of sinusitis. However, not everyone knows this, so long-term treatment of sinusitis is not effective. In this case, it is necessary to combine treatment with gastric reflux, to eliminate the cause of sinusitis, then it can be cured. Posterior laryngitis: Manifestations of edema, red swelling and hypertrophy of posterior glottis epithelium. Nodules, polyps, ulcers or vocal cord granuloma. Polypoid degeneration of the vocal cords. Narrowing of the glottis or trachea. Carcinoma of the larynx or pharynx. Zenker's diverticulum. Soft tracheal cartilage. Tooth wear and plaque formation.

3. How to recognize the diseases mentioned above are related to gastroesophageal reflux or not?

For patients with upper ear, nose and throat diseases, if it is related to gastroesophageal reflux, in addition to the main symptoms, the patient also has other symptoms of reflux such as belching. , heartburn, heartburn and burning behind the breastbone,... This is the way to distinguish common ENT disease and ENT disease associated with gastroesophageal reflux.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease is more and more common, not only causing digestive symptoms, but it is also associated with many ENT diseases. Sometimes we only pay attention to the ENT symptoms and forget about the symptoms of reflux. Therefore, the treatment of the disease is less effective, the disease lasts longer, affecting the health and life of the patient. To avoid this phenomenon, when you are sick, you need to go to the doctor, so that the doctor can find out the cause, from which the treatment can be highly effective. doctor.

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