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Treat GERD, end coughs. (GI Disorders).
Successful treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease may put an end to some patients' hoarseness, chronic cough, throat clearing, and sore throat, according to results of a controlled trial presented at the annual Digestive Disease Week.
A 12-week course of therapy with a proton pump inhibitor significantly improved ENT symptoms. Laryngitis did not completely heal, but that symptom did improve and might resolve with longer treatment, said Dr. Serge Langevin of the University of Sherbrooke (Que.).
Even when classic GERD symptoms--chronic regurgitation and heartburn--are not identified, GERD should be suspected as a cause of ENT disease once all other causes for the respiratory symptoms are excluded, Dr. ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Treat GERD, end coughs. (GI Disorders).