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REVIEW

Treating and Managing Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease in the Over 65s: Evidence to Date

Pages 1625-1633 | Received 30 Sep 2022, Accepted 04 Nov 2022, Published online: 13 Nov 2023

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Figure 1 Findings in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux.

Notes: Patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux often reported anterior pillar erythema (A), coated tongue (A), tongue tonsil hypertrophy and posterior coated tongue (B), granulations of the posterior wall of the oropharynx (C), sticky mucus in the throat and edema of the retrocricoid region (D), epiglottis erythema and posterior commissure hypertrophy (E), and laryngeal erythema (F).
Figure 1 Findings in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux.

Table 1 Laryngopharyngeal and Gastroesophageal Reflux Features of Elderly Patients

Table 2 Drug Interactions of Proton Pump Inhibitors