TY - GEN AU - Abdelnasser Mohamed Youssef Elkabany AU - Ehab AboZaid , AU - Nabil Galal , TI - Effect of Gastro - Oesophageal Reflux Disease on the nose and oropharynx / PY - 2006/// CY - Cairo : PB - Abdelnasser Mohamed Youssef Elkabany , KW - GERD KW - Nose KW - Oropharynx N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of E.N.T; Issued also as CD N2 - Extraesophageal manifestations of GERD include respiratory manifestations (cough , wheezing , aspiration) ; ear (glue ear) , nose (chronic sinusitis) , nasopharynx (mucosal oedema and inflammation , leading to secondary obstruction of sinus ostia) and throat manifestations (hoarseness , laryngeal spasm , stridor , recurrent croup , subglottic stenosis , sore throat , otitis media) ; and dental manifestations (enamel erosion) The combination of antioxidant and antisecretory medications (Omeprazole , Ranitidine) is the treatment of choice in the prevention and treatment of reflux oesophagitisStress on oro - nasal complications is important to make broad understanding of this problem to ENT specialists to improve the quality of patient care and to prevent confusion with other diseases UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -