New Non-Invasive, Non-Medication Treatment for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux(LPR)

REZA Band is a new non-invasive device that may be able to treat LPR reflux without the need for medications. Furthermore, it may be able to address all the different forms of reflux regardless of whether it is acidic or non-acidic . The device is worn around the neck like a necktie and tightened snugly over the cricoid cartilage . By exerting pressure on the cricoid cartilage (see pic below), any reflux that occurs up into the throat region will not be able to pass up into the voicebox …

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Cricoid Pressure May Minimize Symptoms of Reflux (LPR)

Specifically throat symptoms attributable to reflux such as globus , throat-clearing , phlegmy throat , chronic cough , etc. However, cricoid pressure may not be realistic nor practical even if it does help. In one of the more unusual studies I have seen, researchers deliberately infused 60 cc of hydrochloric acid into the esophagus of 14 patients who suffered from LPR as well as 12 healthy controls. 9 patients exhibited confirmed LPR (laryngopharyngeal reflux) events, but none in the co…

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