Dear Dr John,
You wrote:
The definitive test is a pH probe as was suggested to you. Don't do it
> unless you really plan to give it your best shot as the probes cost about
> $750 here in the US and it would be a shame to waste one (we don't reuse
> them).
I shall do my homework and find out what the cost of this tube thing is
here.It certainly would settle the questions, but how does one waste a tube
down one's nose??.
> I forget the details of prior emails, but are you overweight? If so, you
> should really try to lose 5-10 lb. It can often eliminate reflux.
>
I am only about 10lbs (5kg) overweight. Maybe I should go at it with renewed
committment.We do walk a lot and I eat more fruit than anything else at the
moment, so I should be losing naturally. I seem stuck at that weight. Thanks
for the motivation to "unstick".:)
> Are you clearing your throat often? This can irritate the vocal apparatus,
> although it does not cause the same kind of redness that one sees in reflux
> which is usually somewhat characteristic.
If I don't gently "growl" in the mornings, I can hardly talk. Sometimes.
while I am talking or singing, there will suddenly be a blob coming from
seemingly nowhere, but it feels like toffee on ones bow (if you're a
violinist, that is.) I am starting to wash out the sinuses last thing at
night in the hope that that might help. Too soon to say if it helps.
I avoid dairy products most of the time.
Thanks for the reply.
Regards
Susi
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