It may be a condition called Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LRP, or silent reflux). Affects throat, nose, ears. While the usual GERD villains such as a hernia may be involved, it may also be caused by a virus that messes with your vagus nerve. You can check out this web site to see if the information there sounds like it's your condition. The web site also gives info on actions to take, including adopting a low-acid diet. If the vagus nerve is involved, then a course of meds (not a PPI) is recommended by the site's author, who is an ENT. BTW, a GI doc scoping you won't assess your throat. Only the ENT's scoping will do that. You can try the diet/lifestyle changes and see if that brings improvement while waiting for a doctor's appointment. Here is the general info site: https://jamiekoufman.com. There is a FB page that has a ton of low acid, whole food recipes: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199013402360712 Good luck!