Acid reflux occurs when the sphincter muscle at the lower end of your esophagus relaxes at the wrong time, allowing stomach acid to back up into your esophagus this can cause heartburn and other signs and symptoms frequent or constant reflux can lead to gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd). Acid reflux education. Treatment of acid reflux may cure asthma in some patients and decrease the need for asthmatic medications in others ear, nose and throat problems: acid reflux may be a cause of chronic cough, sore throat, laryngitis with hoarseness, frequent throat clearing, or growths on the vocal cords.
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