Silent Reflux or LPR

I just found this forum. So much useful info for LPR. I was just told yesterday at Mayo in Jacksonville that I have LPR after a 3 year 9 month journey with so many drs and tests by local drs in Brevard County. I had the esophagram done yesterday and they did the camera scope down my nose and throat. Going on some meds but I’m reading that it’s not good to take the H2 blockers & PPIs longterm😲🤦‍♀️ so not sure how to proceed with that issue. Just trying to get all my symptoms under control for now. I’m always choking on thick mucus and also have developed a bad pain in my ear and it feels/sounds like I’m on an airplane in that same ear. I’m getting really bad headaches too that lasts for days. I haven’t read anyone else’s posts having those symptoms but the all started together. Mucus/choking first in Jan 2020 then bad headaches started in March 2020 then the ear issues about a year and a half ago. Before Jam 2020” never had any of these problems. Really hoping and praying for a long term solution since it can possibly lead cancer if left untreated for a long time. A sinus ENT at Mayo told me it’s LPR so now I’m hoping to get a good Gastro Dr to treat it.

I have had LPR for last 2 years. Started with Gerd four years ago and Gerd progressed in my throat. Don't eat and especially don't drink any fluids 5 hours prior to laying down to sleep. Take Extra strength Gaviscon. You can order on Amazon. It comes from UK. It has algae anise. Get a wedge 8 inch high and sleep on your left and put a pillow on your back so you sleep straight, otherwise your back starts curving and hurts. And diet. Research on Google to see what you can't eat. Drs. don't know unless is an Integrative doctor. Not sure if you have hiatal hernia and if the if your LES is working properly. Good Luck.

My dr is not so sure that lpr is a real thing and if you go on line some sites claim that lpr might be something over diagnosed. If you are on ppis for 2 months and it doesn’t help I would think it’s not acid reflux. Diet should help and sleeping propped up should help but it doesn’t address the underlying cause. That is the big question. Ent drs think it’s sinus and gastro drs think it’s acid reflux. Good luck

My ENT was the first doctor told me it was LPR, after 3-4 years and seeing over ten doctors. I did take Tagamet, got better, but got Sibo as Tagamet gets rid of gas and acid and creates an environment for SIBO.

Not so sure about any homeopathic remedy but try and drink a lot of ph balanced water ( essentia, figi). Some people say probiotics help .

I used to have SIBO several times, and got tested. Now, I don't eat sweets and dontvtake H2 blockers or PPIs. Anytime I took Tagamet, or Pepcid or Protonix, I got Sibo and thrush in my throat. When someone takes these pills, the gas and acid inside the GI disappears, and that's when the Sibo starts growing. So, if you have to keep taking these drugs, you keep getting Sibo.