“Oropharyngeal Reflux Monitoring and Atypical Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease”
September 9, 2017“Clinical Features and Diagnostic Reliability in Pediatric Laryngopharyngeal Reflux”
September 10, 2017Ayazi S, Lipham JC, Hagen JA, et al. J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Aug;13(8):1422-9.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to use this probe to measure the pharyngeal pH environment in normal subjects and establish pH thresholds to identify abnormality.
RESULTS: The study population consisted of 55 normal subjects. The pattern of pharyngeal pH environment was significantly different in the upright and supine periods and required different thresholds. The calculated discriminatory pH threshold was 5.5 for upright and 5.0 for supine periods. The 95th percentile values for the composite score were 9.4 for upright and 6.8 for supine.
CONCLUSION: A new pharyngeal pH probe which detects aerosolized and liquid acid overcomes the artifacts that occur in measuring pharyngeal pH with existing catheters. Discriminating pH thresholds were selected and normal values defined to identify patients with an abnormal pharyngeal pH environment.