What comes first: the chicken or the egg? When it comes to GERD, what comes first? The GERD or the coughing?
When you have acid reflux, extra acid is refluxing up into the esophagus. If it gets high enough into the esophagus where it gets into the pharynx, it’s going to cause coughing.
Join us in this episode of Medical History Mysteries as we talk about how dental professionals can spot the signs of GERD and other diseases due to oral manifestations.
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