Although many people don’t know it, acid reflux sore throat is very real. When you consider what reflux is, it shouldn’t be that surprising. It really is just a matter of how severe the reflux is.

You probably realize that acid reflux refers to acid from the stomach refluxing into the esophagus. The esophagus wasn’t designed to handle the acid, so it causes irritation. in a sense, “heartburn” really is a burn - an acid burn.

The lower part of the esophagus is most at risk for problems since his closest to the stomach. When acid gurgles out of the stomach into the esophagus, this is where it strikes first.

However if there’s a lot of reflux, for example if somebody 80 really large meal and the stomach is very full, the acid can back up even farther. In that case people can have what amounts to an acid burn all along their esophagus and even into the back of the throat.

This is what acid reflux sore throat is all about. It’s irritation in the back of the throat as result of acid from the stomach backing all the way up the esophagus. The acid can even leak into the windpipe causing lung and breathing problems.

Sometimes people with acid reflux sore throat will notice a metallic taste in their mouth. This is a clue that the sore throat may be secondary to acid from the stomach.

If you have acid reflux and a sore throat that never seems to go away it may well be that the two are related. That makes it all the more important that you address the acid reflux and get proper treatment. In some people this can be very difficult to diagnose because they have a sore throat but no heartburn so they don’t suspect reflux as a cause.

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