Hillary Clinton's Constant Throat-Clearing

Image by Gage Skidmore in Wikipedia Many viewers noted that presidential nominee,  Hillary Clinton , constantly cleared her throat during her speech at the Democratic National Convention on July 28, 2016 (watch video below). About 22 times in fact.  Media have noted that this throat problem has been going on for far longer... since January 2016. Why is she clearing her throat so often? Why is she coughing so much? Is it manufactured  as some have suggested? Or could there be a medi…

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Fauquier Hospital Now Offers 24 Hour Multichannel pH and Impedance Testing for Reflux!

As far as we know,  Virginia Hospital Center's Heartburn Center  in Arlington, VA and now  Fauquier Hospital  are the only places in Northern Virginia that offers 24 hour Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance (MII) testing to look for non-acidic reflux. Oftentimes, this test is combined with pH probe testing and manometry to measure the more traditional acid reflux as well as esophageal motility.  These tests are important when working up patients with symptoms of chronic cough , globus , phl…

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What a 24 Hour Multichannel pH and Impedance Testing Looks Like

I often order a special test called "24 hour Multichannel pH and Impedance Testing" when working up patients with symptoms of chronic cough , globus , phlegmy throat , and/or throat clearing . This test measures any non-acid and well as acid reflux along with muscle contractility of the esophagus continuously over a 24 hour period of time. The catch is that a catheter needs to be placed through the nose and into the stomach AND left in place for 24 hours. Patients often ask what t…

4/16/2010 0

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New Treatment Options for Non-Acidic Reflux (LPR)?

It just came to my attention through anecdotal reports that there may be two additional options to treat non-acidic laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) causing symptoms of: • Hoarseness • Throat clearing • Phlegmy throat • Cough • Globus (sense of swelling in the throat) Non-acidic reflux is different from the more widely known acid reflux in that traditional medications such as prilosec, zantac, pepcid, etc do not help. Non-acidic reflux basically is when gastric secretions without ac…

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Chronic Throat Clearing

A common complaint of patients seeing an ENT doctor is for persistent throat clearing. Other symptoms that a patient may complain of include throat mucus, cough , raspy voice, and a lump sensation in the middle of the throat (aka, globus ). For a more in depth discussion on this topic, click here . Reflux (Acidic or Non-acidic) In the VAST majority of patients complaining of chronic throat-clearing, it is due to a disorder called " laryngopharyngeal reflux " or LPR for short. T…

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