Esophageal Syndromes | Symptoms with or without esophageal injury ・ Common symptoms: heartburn, regurgitation, dysphagia, chest pain ・ Less common symptoms: odynophagia (pain with swallowing), water brash (excessive salivation prompted by acid reflux), subxiphoid pain, nausea. |
Extraesophageal Syndromes | Good evidence only when accompanied by an esophageal syndrome ・ Chronic cough ・ Laryngitis (hoarseness, throat clearing), reflux usually a cofactor along with excessive use of the voice, environmental irritants, and smoking ・ Asthma (reflux as cofactor leading to poorly, controlled disease) ・ Erosion of dental enamel Association not causation established with the GERD ・ Pharyngitis ・ Sinusitis ・ Recurrent Otitis media |