A gastric inlet patch is a small island of stomach lining in the wrong place, at the very top of the esophagus, just below the throat. It’s usually something you’re born with, and it’s more common than most people realize: depending on how carefully the endoscopist looks, it’s found …
Gastric Inlet Patch: A Hidden Cause of LPR Symptoms? Read More
Yes, you can take levothyroxine and omeprazole together, and huge numbers of people do. But they do interact. Levothyroxine tablets need stomach acid to dissolve properly, and omeprazole switches much of that acid off. As a result, some people absorb less levothyroxine once they start a PPI, and their …
Air hunger is the feeling that you can’t get a satisfying breath. You breathe in and it doesn’t “land”. The breath feels incomplete, so you try again, take a bigger one, yawn or sigh, and you still don’t get the click of a full breath. It’s different from ordinary …
If you have LPR (silent reflux), start with an ENT doctor, and if possible a laryngologist, who is an ENT specialising in the voice box and throat. LPR shows up in the throat, and an ENT is the specialist who can look at your larynx with a camera, rule …
ENT or Gastroenterologist for LPR? Who to See First Read More
Snoring and acid reflux are linked, and the link works both ways. Snoring makes reflux more likely because every partly blocked breath creates a stronger suction in your chest that can pull stomach contents upwards. Reflux in turn makes snoring more likely by inflaming and swelling the tissues of …
An inflamed or enlarged lingual tonsil is swelling of the lymph tissue at the very back of your tongue, low down where the tongue curves into the throat. It’s usually harmless, and the most common causes are infection, reflux, carrying extra weight and, in some people, a previous tonsillectomy. …
Inflamed Lingual Tonsil: Causes and the Reflux Link Read More