2001•Unpublished venueRequires access
Relations between gastroesophageal reflux disease and reflux laryngitis
Zhou Kang
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Abstract
Objective:To investigate the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease(GRD) and reflux laryngitis.Methods:One hundred and thirty patients with refractory chronic laryngitis were performed gastroscopy and ambulatory 24 hr esophageal pH metry.The patients were divided into two groups.Group A was treated with antacids and motile medications;group B acted as control.Results:Forty five(34.6%) were found gastroesophageal reflux disease in the 130 cases.Of the 23 cases treated in group A,21 (91.3%) healed,and only 3 of the 22 cases(13.6%) in the control healed( P 0.01).Conditions of the reflux laryngitis were of many types.Conclusions:Gastroesophageal reflux disease was major cause for reflux laryngitis,whose symptoms can be relieved by antacids and motile medications.