If it continues for a long period of time (is chronic), it can cause other more serious health effects. The acid can cause the oesophagus, throat, or voice box to become red, inflamed, and irritated. It even gets into the nasal passages in some people. With LPR, acid reflux makes its way even further up into your throat and voice box (larynx). It produces symptoms such as heartburn and nausea. That's acidic enough to damage strong materials such as teeth and bone. On the pH scale that measures acidity, strong alkali is 14, neutral water is 7, and stomach acid has a pH between 1 and 2. It can travel up the oesophagus (the tube leading from the throat down to the stomach). LPR is like gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), but it affects the throat and larynx (voice box).īoth LPR and GORD can happen when stomach acid escapes from the stomach. You could have laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR).
You may have had allergy medications, cold and flu medications, or antibiotics, but the symptoms continue. Or asthma-like symptoms (chest tightness, wheezing, or difficulty breathing)? But you’re pretty sure you don’t have an allergy, cold, or any other respiratory condition? Do not smoke or let anyone else smoke around your child or in your house.Do you sometimes have a sore or itchy throat? Or excess mucus in your throat so you need to clear your throat often? Maybe a persistent cough, or a raspy voice.
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Your child needs to take the full course of antibiotics.
Do not stop using them just because your child feels better. If the doctor prescribed antibiotics, give them as directed.Do not do this more than 5 or 6 times a day. Relax your hand to suck the mucus from the nose. Using a soft rubber suction bulb, squeeze air out of the bulb, and gently place the tip of the bulb inside the baby's nose. For infants, put a drop or two in one nostril. For older children, have your child blow his or her nose. If your child has problems breathing because of a stuffy nose, squirt a few saline (saltwater) nasal drops in one nostril.Use an over-the-counter cough suppressant (if your doctor recommends it) if your child has a dry cough that does not produce mucus. This can cause more irritation of the larynx. Tell your child to try not to clear his or her throat.In some cases, your child may need prescription medicine. If the doctor says to, giving over-the-counter acid reducers can help when these steps are not enough. Have your child avoid or limit foods such as tomatoes, spicy foods, and chocolate. Have your child avoid eating just before bedtime. If your child has acid reflux, try to keep stomach acid from backing up into the throat.And use the dosing device if one is included. Make sure you know how much medicine to give and how long to use it. For children 6 and older, always follow all the instructions carefully. Don't give them to children younger than 6, because they don't work for children that age and can even be harmful.
Be careful with cough and cold medicines.Have your child drink plenty of water to keep the throat moist.Have your child avoid talking on the telephone or trying to speak loudly. Teach your child to speak softly but not whisper whispering can bother the larynx more than speaking softly. Your child does not have to stop speaking but should use his or her voice as little as possible. Have your child rest his or her voice.Follow your doctor's directions for treating the condition that caused your child to lose his or her voice.
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