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Salivary pepsin – a simple test for LPR?

27 February 2020 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Immunochromatography, Laryngeal Diseases, Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, Pepsin, Saliva

A diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) can be made on the basis of characteristic symptoms and nasendoscopy findings. Objective tests exist for this condition; for example, 24-hour dual-channel pH-metry which is considered to be the gold standard. Such tests are,...