Journal Reviews

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Can diet alone be used to treat laryngopharyngeal reflux?

3 November 2022 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Reflux, acid, beverage, diet, food, gastroesophageal, laryngopharyngeal, low-fat, natural, plant, protein, treatment

In this crossover observational study, a low-fat, low-quick-release sugar, high-protein, alkaline, and plant-based diet was investigated as a single treatment for laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Authors recruited 50 participants with demonstrated LPR on hypopharyngeal-oesophageal multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH-monitoring (HEMII-pH), off acid suppressive...

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Hemilaryngopharyngeal Spasm (HeLPS)

3 March 2021 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Cough, Glossopharyngeal neuralgia, Hemi-laryngopharyngeal spasm, Laryngospasm, Microvascular decompression, Neurovascular compression

The authors report an unusual case of hemilaryngopharyngeal spasm (HeLPS) with glossopharyngeal neuralgia with otalgia in a middle-aged female patient. Her symptoms included left-sided sharp, electric sensation like pain radiating from her left ear to the left side of her...

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Laryngopharyngeal reflux - would mucolytics help?

2 November 2020 | | Otology, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | ambroxol-theophyllin-7-acetate, expectorants, globus sensation, laryngopharyngeal reflux, proton pump inhibitors

With laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) being such a common presenting complaint to ENT clinics, who would not want to have more, effective treatment options for patients suffering with this annoying condition? In their small randomised, controlled trial, Chae et al put...