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Suggest Treatment For GERD And Chronic Cough
my husband got a DUI, which he has to use a home breathalyzer four five time a day. He got a chronic cough that going on for more than a year. Since the cough, sometimes bother him he took over the counter cough syrups. then, finally he was diagnosed with GERD. His results from breathalyzer was positive quite a few times. He did not drink a drop of alcohol. I heard GERD can affect the results of the breathalyzer. Is it true?
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
Hi. I understand your concerns.
If the person has an episode of GERD before the breath test, alcohol gases or vapors coming up from their stomach can be mistakenly read by the machine as deep lung air. This can cause the breathalyzer machine to give a falsely high BAC result. Usually, the law requires a person giving someone a breath test to wait and observe the person for 15 minutes to make sure that the person does not vomit, belch, or have the hiccups because this could cause alcohol from the person’s stomach to be read by the breathalyzer machine.Most DUI defendants who suffer from GERD will have to present evidence from a physician to show that they suffer from the condition so that a court can determine whether GERD played a role in a high breath-alcohol test result.
Hope your questions were answered.
Thanks
If the person has an episode of GERD before the breath test, alcohol gases or vapors coming up from their stomach can be mistakenly read by the machine as deep lung air. This can cause the breathalyzer machine to give a falsely high BAC result. Usually, the law requires a person giving someone a breath test to wait and observe the person for 15 minutes to make sure that the person does not vomit, belch, or have the hiccups because this could cause alcohol from the person’s stomach to be read by the breathalyzer machine.Most DUI defendants who suffer from GERD will have to present evidence from a physician to show that they suffer from the condition so that a court can determine whether GERD played a role in a high breath-alcohol test result.
Hope your questions were answered.
Thanks
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