Extra-oesophageal Presentation of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease has now been definitely associated with pulmonary symptoms and diseases, such as asthma, cough, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, and pulmonary fibrosis; otolaryngologic symptoms and findings include hoarseness, pharyngitis, cough, laryngitis, subglottic stenosis, globus, and laryngeal cancer. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease is also associated with noncardiac chest pain, dental erosion, sinusitis and sleep apnoea. This discussion focuses on some of these extra-oesophageal presentations of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and the general management of these individuals.