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 ...

You might have acid reflux without the heartburn. Discover the 7 signs of "Silent Reflux" that could be silently damaging ...

Consecutive patients aged between 18 and 70 years attending the Otorhinolaryngology Clinic of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University were recruited if they had the chief complaint of ...

A Maryland-based doctor explains why constant throat clearing is usually linked to silent acid reflux (LPR), not oesophageal ...

Background and Aim: Little is known about the difference between patients of chronic laryngitis with and without troublesome reflux symptoms. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Allergies, infections, acid reflux, smoking, and exposure to environmental irritants can cause extra mucus in your throat. Home remedies like drinking more ...