Non Acid GRD respiratory disorders.docVIP

Non-acid gastroesophageal reflux and respiratory disorders: a literature review Ohio Journal of Science, The, June, 2006 by Hayat Mousa, Frederick W. Woodley ABSTRACT. Recent technological advances that now permit us to detect gastroesophageal reflux (GER), independent of pH, have sparked a fury of interest in non-acid GER as a potential culprit in respiratory disorders. Application of combined esophageal pH and multichannel intraluminal impedance (MII) monitoring to the study and diagnosis of GER disease (GERD) demonstrated non-acid GER to be far more frequent (in infants, children, and ad