Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease Integrative Approaches
This comprehensive text provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), and presents a practical and readable evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and management of patients with this condition. It highlights opti
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Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease
Nausheen Jamal • Marilene B. Wang Editors
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease Integrative Approaches
Editors Nausheen Jamal Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine Edinburg, TX USA
Marilene B. Wang Department of Head and Neck Surgery UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA USA
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Preface
Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) disease is a common disorder in general medical, otolaryngology, and gastroenterology practices. Anti-reflux precautions and proton- pump inhibitors (PPI) continue to be effective treatment strategies, but there are adverse effects associated with long-term PPI therapy, and therefore innovative and integrative approaches are desirable. We organized a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) in 2016 and 2017 focusing on integrative treatments for LPR. Sponsored by the Complementary/Integrative Medicine Committee of the AAO-HNS, it was met with enthusiastic audience response, and the idea for this textbook was born. In this book, current evaluation methods and diagnostic testing for LPR are discussed, as well as the latest updates in medical and surgical treatments. In addition, novel treatment strategies including voice therapy, probiotics, herbal therapies, and integrative East-West medicine a
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