Assessment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients Exhibiting Otolaryngology Symptoms at a Tertiary Care Hospital
Thamer Almasoudi, Samar S Alsifri, Renad Alosaimi, Suhail H Alrudaini, Samar M Altoukhi, Raseel Alshehri, Abdullah S Alfarsi, Danah S Alhajjaji, Raghad O Al-Masoudi · 2025
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Thamer Almasoudi and co-authors studied acid reflux patients whose complaints pointed at the ear, nose, and throat rather than the stomach. Many reflux patients present with sore throat, hoarseness, or swallowing trouble and land in ENT clinics, missing the right diagnosis. The team reviewed 263 adults at a Saudi tertiary hospital whose reflux was confirmed and who had such symptoms. Most had the mildest grade of esophagus damage. Trouble swallowing and sore throat were the commonest complaints.
Treatment with acid-blocking drugs helped eighty-seven percent of patients. Bad breath, snoring, and shortness of breath marked those less likely to improve, and worse esophagus grades tied to bad breath. The authors conclude that reflux should be suspected behind stubborn ENT symptoms even without heartburn. They stress close cooperation between ENT and gut specialists, since each side alone sees only part of the picture.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Thamer Almasoudi, Samar S Alsifri, Renad Alosaimi, Suhail H Alrudaini, Samar M Altoukhi, Raseel Alshehri, Abdullah S Alfarsi, Danah S Alhajjaji, Raghad O Al-Masoudi |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |