6. Sore Throat: Not Your Typical Morning Irritation
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Waking up with a sore throat is a common complaint, often chalked up to sleeping with the mouth open or a seasonal cold. But when that soreness lingers or becomes a frequent companion, it’s time to look deeper. Enter LPR, a potential instigator.
The repeated exposure of the throat to stomach acid can lead to soreness. It’s not just about the acid’s corrosiveness but also the body’s inflammatory response to this foreign substance in a place it doesn’t belong.
But LPR-induced sore throats have their distinct characteristics. For starters, they often present themselves in the morning due to the overnight pooling of stomach acid in the throat. Over the day, the soreness might decrease, only to return the next morning. (6)
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