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Helicobacter pylori infection delays mucociliary clearance in the nose

1 November 2019 | | Otology | Helicobacter Pylori, Mucociliary Clearance, Saccharine

Chronic rhinosinusitis is not uncommonly a difficult condition to treat and therefore any possible association of this condition with factors outside the nose and sinuses is the subject of worthwhile research. Impairment of mucociliary clearance is paramount to upper respiratory...

Helicobacter pylori and chronic tonsillitis

1 November 2017 | | Helicobacter Pylori, Hypertrophy, Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, Tonsillitis

Helicobacter pylori infection in the stomach has long been associated with chronic gastritis, duodenal and peptic ulceration and even gastric cancer. Whether laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) brings up these organisms and induces chronic tonsillitis is an interesting concept, which the authors...