Many people are surprised to learn that acid reflux can lead to a sore throat. I’ve been read about acid reflux and sore throat. Here’s some of what I found.

As you probably know, the problem going on with acid reflux is that the stomach acid leaks into the esophagus. The esophagus wasn’t designed to handle this acid, so the acid causes injury when reflux occurs.

This is typically limited to the the very end of the esophagus just as it connects with the stomach. In this location, it results in the typical burning pain we refer to as heartburn. The pain of heartburn most often occurs at the junction between the chest and abdomen.

However, there is no reason that the acid can continue to go further up the esophagus. In fact, they can continue all the way up the esophagus to the back of the throat. As you might imagine, acid in the back of your throat can make it very sore.

Even worse, if the acid gets to the back of the throat it can also drip into the windpipe leading to lung injury.

This situation is more likely to come up at night when a person is lying down. During the day when the person is a bright gravity tends to hold fluid in the stomach. That no longer happens at night.

What surprises many people is that you don’t necessarily have to have typical heartburn symptoms to have acid reflux sore throat. A person can have rather severe sore throat and even lung problems and asthma caused by acid reflux without any symptoms of heartburn at all.

Another thing to keep in mind is that acid from the stomach can actually cause dental problems because it weakens the teeth enamel.

If you have acid reflux and a sore throat that never seems to go away it may well be that the two are related. That makes it all the more important that you address the acid reflux can get proper treatment.

Using a special acid reflux wedge pillow can help by getting gravity on your side, but often other treatments are necessary. Many people like totry natural treatments for heartburn, and actually many of these treatments are quite effective. However if symptoms persist especially if there’s any question of respiratory problems you definitely should see your physician.