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Gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease and respiratory disease
Author(s) -
KE MEIYUN,
XU WENBING,
ZHONG XU,
XIAO GAOHUI,
WANG ZHIFENG,
HUANG XIZHEN
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1998.01740.x
Subject(s) - medicine , reflux , gastro , asthma , gastroenterology , respiratory disease , respiratory system , chronic cough , disease , esophageal disease , epidemiology , esophageal ph monitoring , esophagus , gerd , lung
An epidemiological survey showed that respiratory symptoms with gastro‐oesophageal reflux (GER) were twice as high as those without GER symptoms. In 46 cases of unknown chronic cough or asthma, 67% had positive oesophageal pH monitoring. Of 34 patients with snoring and reflux symptoms, 16 (47.1%) were confirmed as positive for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and GER. Anti‐reflux therapy significantly improved both GER and OSA.