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Laryngopharyngeal reflux, or LPR, is the backflow of stomach contents up the esophagus through the upper esophageal sphincter into the pharynx, larynx, and lungs.
How do members experience laryngopharyngeal reflux?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with laryngopharyngeal reflux*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for laryngopharyngeal reflux*
Who has laryngopharyngeal reflux on PatientsLikeMe?
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Laryngopharyngeal reflux, or LPR, is the backflow of stomach contents up the esophagus through the upper esophageal sphincter into the pharynx, larynx, and lungs.
Common symptoms reported by people with laryngopharyngeal reflux
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for laryngopharyngeal reflux
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Compare treatments taken by people with laryngopharyngeal reflux
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have laryngopharyngeal reflux through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with laryngopharyngeal reflux? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has laryngopharyngeal reflux on PatientsLikeMe?
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