Pharyngitis or GERD

[cloa513]

http://www.bettermedicine.com/category/ear-nose-and-throat/pharyngitis
The former is inflammation of vocal cords due to virus. I am getting treatment for that.
I had a hoarse voice and mostly nighttime coughing which wakes me up.
Locally sore mouth palette at times  and now sneezing/ running nose.


http://www.bettermedicine.com/topic/heartburn-and-gerd/

How do pick between them?
I am sure I have GERD and have had it diagnosed before (actually NERD).
I just never knew  that hoarse voice  was a GERD symptom and never before had the hoarse voice symptom.

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

The other causes for long term cough besides asthma are GERD and post nasal drip from allergies. GERD is gastro esophageal reflux disease where the stomach acids come back into the esophagus and spill into the wind pipe causing cough. It can also cause hoarseness of voice. Treatment with antacids will help neutralize the acids. Post nasal drips can occur with sinusitis and throat infections. Giving up cigarettes will abolish smoker's cough in 90% of people. Talk to your GP about the other causes for night time cough in the meantime you could try warm salt water gargles and breathing exercises.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

[cloa513]

I replied to this thread before but somehow it disappeared.
I have never smoked.
The hoarse voice cleared up so I guess it was Pharyngitis- I think I had anti-virals amongst other medicines. Japan is a bit primitive- they don't sell charcoal over the counter in pharmacies.