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Suggest Treatment For Burning Sensation On Throat

Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2014

Question: Hello,
I submitted yhis question prior and recently saw an ent.
Symptoms:
Burning sensation in throat
Post nasal deip feeling
Some hoarseness in voice
Cotton mouth feeling
Nodufficultly swallowing
No fever pr cold symtoms -

Ent said its reflux related and i am takimg 40 mg of nexium

He felt my throat and looked down it woth a light and two mirrors i thonk wirh a mirror pn his head amd saod everythbog looks nomal- and all my syptoms reflect reflex

Do you agree with is? When he looked down woth instruments, can he see my vocal cores and all of my throat?

Thank you in advance .

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Nanjasetty (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, you are having laryngo-pharyngeal reflux...

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thanks for posting the query.

The symptoms are typical of Laryngo-pharyngeal reflux secondary to the acid reflux disease. You need to continue with Nexium 40mg. Also, you will require a prokinetic for a couple of weeks, along with dietary modifications.

With the Indirect Laryngoscopic examination using an IDL mirror, the doctor can examine the base of the tongue, epiglottis, true/false vocal cords, tracheal opening and opening of the oesophagus.

The signs of Laryngopharyngeal reflux are congested and granular posterior pharyngeal wall, edematous or congested arytenoids, inter-arytenoids and congestion of the posterior part of the vocal cords.

Hope I have answered your query; I will be available for the follow-up queries.

Regards
Dr. Naveen Kumar N.
ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Nanjasetty (27 minutes later)

Hhello, thank you for your response. I just want to put it out there and confirm that if you want to do the such was looking in the mirror that he would be able to see it was any abnormalmalities or cancer

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Nanjasetty (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Laryngeal abnormalities can be examined by IDL...

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Welcome back

Yes, if a doctor can see a normal throat through IDL mirror, he can definitely identify the cancerous lesion. I personally being an ENT Surgeon, I can confidently identify any abnormality in the larynx using a laryngeal mirror. If you are still skeptical about the doctor's findings, request for a video-laryngoscopic examination, which can reveal the finer details.

Hope this clears your doubts.

Regards
Dr. Naveen Kumar N.
ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Nanjasetty (21 hours later)

Hello,

He is a board certified surgeon ent surgeon so i hooe hes amazing - thank you flr your detailed response- it feels as sometimes bread stickswhen going down if im not drinking- this okay in youe opinion as well? He said my throat and all else was nlrmal looking

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Nanjasetty (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Continue with the medicines...

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thanks for writing back

The feeling of the bread sticks in the throat is because of the dryness of the throat and the inflamed mucosa rubbing against the base of the tongue. With the present set of medicines you will definitely feel better.

I wish you good luck and good health.

Regards
Dr. Naveen Kumar N.
ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju