Chronic throat clearing could reveal hidden issues like reflux, allergies, or stress, not just a harmless habit.

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.

The standard approach to patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is acid-suppressive therapy with proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). However, studies to support this practice are either ...

Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) initially showed promise as a treatment for laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR; JW Gastroenterol Aug 11 2006). However, small, randomized, placebo-controlled trials have ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) both affect the esophagus (food tube) but in different ways. GERD affects the lower sphincter (muscular ring) in the ...

Clearing one’s throat is a common reflex to remove mucus and irritants — particularly during allergy season. But for some, it can become a habit that's hard to break, which can lead to stress ...