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The prevalence of laryngopharyngeal reflux in the English population.

Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (impact factor: 1.29). 05/2012; 269(10):2219-25. DOI:10.1007/s00405-012-2028-1 pp.2219-25
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Although symptoms of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) symptoms are commonly seen in the ENT clinic, their aetiology and prevalence in the population remain unknown. Lifestyle changes have been seen to be effective in symptom relief. We aimed to establish the prevalence of these symptoms and identify any associated factors. Pseudo-random sampling was performed on 2,000 adults that were sent a validated questionnaire containing the Reflux Symptom Index (RSI) and questions on their health and lifestyle. 45.8 % of the 378 responders were male. The mean RSI was 8.3. 30 % had an RSI of more than 10, of which 75 % had symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (r = 0.646 at p = 0.01). Patients with depression and irritable bowel syndrome are more likely to have LPR symptoms. LPR symptoms are highly prevalent in the community and may be influenced significantly by the presence of gastro-oesophageal reflux, depression and irritable bowel syndrome.

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Keywords

378 responders
 
ENT clinic
 
gastro-oesophageal reflux
 
gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
 
irritable bowel syndrome
 
laryngopharyngeal reflux
 
Lifestyle changes
 
LPR
 
LPR symptoms
 
prevalence
 
Reflux Symptom Index
 
symptom relief
 
symptoms
 
unknown
 
validated questionnaire
 

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