Re: vocal chord damage?

In article <44b2d36d$0$74455$bb4e3ad8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Howard McCollister" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Jason, you can't even spell it correctly. Please sit down and be quiet.

Ha, it's ok, that reply sounded odd to me, so I discounted it anyway.

In GERD, gastric reflux can get all the way up the esophagus and hit the
vocal cords, resulting in reflux laryngitis. This can occur with either acid
or alkaline reflux, so treatment with anti-acid medication such as Nexium
may have no effect. Surgery for the vocal cords is not necessary, they will
heal once the reflux condition is stopped. Stopping the reflux may require
surgery.

Ah, do you think the alkaline reflux is perhaps when you don't have the
sour taste? That would explain it. I have a problem with doctors when they
say "you'll feel X, Y, and Z" and when I say I don't they say "Oh, you might
not feel X, Y, and Z". It sounds like they're making *** up, but probably
they're just not explaining themselves very well. As an IT worker, I know it's
sometimes very difficult to translate technical stuff into layman's terms, and
I know doctors have the same problem.
Anyway, after reading your replies and a very good website from a
doctor with a head and neck specialty (I forget the name of it now), I
understand better what may be happening to me.
I have juvenile reumatoid arthritis, and although it's been in
remission since my mid-twenties, the disease isn't well-researched in adults
yet. I've been wondering if it would morph into "regular" reumatoid arthritis,
or just make me more prone to having arthritic problems. Although I don't see
any sign of that yet, I've learned that there are tiny joints in the throat
that sometimes are affected by arthritis. I could have a touch of that.
I've also been taking NSAIDS on a daily basis for many years and
aspirin for years before that. Although my stomach wasn't apparently bothered
by them until recent years, I should probably start taking some stomach
protection on a regular basis. I have been burping like a fiend for the last
couple of years and I know that's one symptom of GERD.
Can you elaborate a little on the surgery for GERD? I'm going to ask
my doctor if I can try a course of stomach medications, but if that doesn't
work I'd like to know what the alternative involves.

- Sharon
"Gravity... is a harsh mistress!"
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