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Board-certified otolaryngologist, fellowship in Laryngology from Harvard
🔥 LPR/silent reflux expert, International speaker, 40+ publications, 250K+ online followers
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10/31/2026

As a laryngologist and a silent reflux (LPR) specialist there are a few misconceptions that definitely make the office feel a little more “spooky.”

🎃PPIs are the only way to treat silent reflux
-False! One would argue they aren’t really treating it at all…
Silent reflux or LPR management should take a primarily 3 tiered approach focusing on antireflux diet precautions, antireflux lifestyle changes, and addition of barrier strengthening agents like alginates.

🎃I’m treating my reflux because I take a PPI
-False! PPIs are simply acid suppressing drugs, not anti-reflux drugs. They reduce the acid content of stomach contents but don’t stop those contents from coming out of the stomach (ie reflux!)

🎃 Take a PPI for your hoarseness
-False! For silent reflux with no heartburn, regurgitation, or esophagitis, the AAO-HNS hoarseness guideline recommends against empiric acid-suppressing meds, and the 2026 San Diego Consensus and AGA save empiric PPIs for patients who also have typical heartburn symptoms. In placebo-controlled trials, PPIs mostly failed to improve voice, including the two largest studies, which found no benefit over placebo after 4 months of high-dose therapy. The better first step is a laryngoscopy and, when needed, objective reflux testing, so you get the right diagnosis before starting a pill.

Comment “hoarse” and I’ll send you the entire AAO-HNS guideline on Hoarseness. 👻

10/31/2026

As a laryngologist and a silent reflux (LPR) specialist there are a few patient misconceptions that definitely make the office feel a little more “spooky.”

🎃PPIs are the only way to treat silent reflux
-False! One would argue they aren’t really treating it at all…
Silent reflux or LPR management should take a primarily 3 tiered approach focusing on antireflux diet precautions, antireflux lifestyle changes, and addition of barrier strengthening agents like alginates.

🎃I’m treating my reflux because I take a PPI
-False! PPIs are simply acid suppressing drugs, not anti-reflux drugs. They reduce the acid content of stomach contents but don’t stop those contents from coming out of the stomach (ie reflux!)

🎃 Take a PPI for your hoarseness
-False! For silent reflux with no heartburn, regurgitation, or esophagitis, the AAO-HNS hoarseness guideline recommends against empiric acid-suppressing meds, and the 2026 San Diego Consensus and AGA save empiric PPIs for patients who also have typical heartburn symptoms. In placebo-controlled trials, PPIs mostly failed to improve voice, including the two largest studies, which found no benefit over placebo after 4 months of high-dose therapy. The better first step is a laryngoscopy and, when needed, objective reflux testing, so you get the right diagnosis before starting a pill.

Comment “hoarse” and I’ll send you the entire AAO-HNS guideline on Hoarseness. 👻

10/30/2026

The real horror story? Living with a symptom for years because everyone told you it was “nothing.”

Chronic throat clearing, a cough that won’t quit, a voice that fades by afternoon: these aren’t things you just have to live with.

Very often it’s reflux, and not the heartburn kind. Silent reflux (LPR) can reach your throat without a single burning sensation.

But, sometimes the challenge is finding someone who really understands and treats it. Who also knows all the other things it could be as well.

Which one of these is YOUR haunted house? Drop the number below ⬇️
And send this to the friend who’s been clearing their throat since 2019. 😅

If one of these hit a little too close to home, I offer 1:1 sessions. Comment “consult” to learn more

10/27/2026

And talk about backdrops 🤦🏻‍♀️

Definitely jelly of my women in surgery colleagues who can pull it together and look fab in the OR, while some of us are out here just trying to survive in our one size fits no one hospital issued scrubs.
Thankfully my trusty Dansko provide a little pep in my step, literally!
FIGS any plans to make a set in this color?! Perhaps I could sneak them in 😅

10/16/2026

Looking forward to this year’s AAO-HNS/F annual meeting!

The first time I attended, as a high school student, I volunteered as a greeter for the international guest reception and now here I am with a packed schedule of presenting, teaching, attending committee meetings (including the programming committee), and getting to watch as a proud mentor as my trainees present our research.

If you will be attending this year, looking forward to connecting IRL!

09/30/2026

There are some truths that once my patients understand, it changes their worldview on their symptoms of cough, throat clearing, mucus, globus, and hoarseness.

With increasing education and awareness, more and more patients are understanding that reflux, can contribute to inflammation and irritation of the throat.

What they often don’t receive are the little clinical nuances that can make all the difference when it comes to symptom relief.

Understanding concepts like most reflux that reaches the throat is non acidic (digestive enzymes like pepsin are a key player but bile salts also have a role) and that this refluxate can be incredibly inflammatory. It’s a big problem because we currently don’t have a targeted treatment for this inflammation and it’s often missed.
📖PMID: 19861190

Sleep and reflux are intimately connected. Disordered sleep or even disordered breathing at night can worsen reflux symptoms. This is why I often screen for sleep apnea in my reflux patients. Things that can make reflux worse? Meals too close to bedtime, sleeping on the right side, and laying flat (you lose the antireflux properties of gravity!)
📖PMID: 11213659

Finally, understanding that the larynx and pharynx (ie throat) is a highly sensory organ. Shifts in this sensitively, mediated by branches of the vagus nerve (superior laryngeal nerve for example) can manifest with the same symptoms as reflux (coughing, clearing, mucus, globus). Teasing these apart is hard because we have no diagnostic test for laryngeal neuropathy, so takes the skill of a good clinician and strategies aimed at reducing the activity of the superior laryngeal nerve.
📖PMID: 35780323

Comment “consult” and learn how a virtual 1:1 session or an in-person medical visit may be just what you have been looking for.

09/30/2026

Sometimes you have to speak up 😉

Laryngopharyngeal reflux, or LPR, is the name given when reflux makes its way up your esophagus into the throat triggering a host of non GI symptoms such as throat clearing, hoarseness, sinus and post-nasal drip issues, and cough (to name a few).
And here’s an important point: this can happen all without ever feeling heartburn! That’s right, using heartburn as an indicator for reflux can miss the correct diagnosis entirely.

I’m a laryngologist with over 10yrs of treating patients with LPR, researching it, speaking internationally on it, and I still see this misinformation presented to patients.

Be sure to share this with the throat clearer in your life and if looking for more 1:1 help comment Consult and let’s get you on the right path today 🙌

silentreflux

09/29/2026

As a silent reflux or laryngopharyngeal reflux specialist, practicing for over 10yrs, there are definitely some winners in management.
Our view of reflux has evolved over time, and when it comes to throat symptoms, the mucus, the clearing, the cough and irritation, avoiding the tunnel vision that is “acid reflux” is key.

Management now should focus on barrier therapy, gut health, understanding reflux is a motility issue, not just an acid problem.
Focus should also be on quality of life. As someone who has dealt with both traditional reflux disease (ie GERD) and the silent version (ie LPRD) I know I wanted not to hurt anymore but also wanted to get back to enjoying my meals. This is possible but takes a stepwise approach focusing on evidence based data.

📖PMID: 42647076

Comment “consult” to book one of the limited 1:1 coaching slots.
Comment “alginate” for a peer reviewed article on why alginate gel therapy such as RefluxRaft · GERD, Acid Reflux, LPR & Heartburn Relief is gaining so much well deserved popularity for managing reflux

05/11/2026

Did you know your stomach and esophagus are angled in a way to protect you against reflux?

There are a few different natural mechanisms your body has to protect you against reflux but one of the main barriers to reflux is also the first failure: the gastro esophageal junction and the lower esophageal sphincter.

In normal anatomy, we see an acute angle between the esophagus and top of the stomach. This anatomy is crucial. After food passes into the stomach, this angle, allows the top of the stomach to “balloon up” under your diaphragm, transmitting pressure to close the flap and seal the stomach.

Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, including just living…the ligaments that hold this junction loosen over time changing this angle and shape, making it harder for the valve to close. Barrier failure. 😔

Gel alginates are a natural way to help this barrier. They won’t strengthen the ligaments, but they help to create a new barrier to what is in your stomach and prevent them from escaping out of the stomach. Alginate gels float to the top creating a nice little “raft.”

Find this interesting? Want to learn more about how alginates can help?

Comment “alginate” and I’ll send you a free peer-reviewed article on the subject summarizing the data.

Or check out a US-based company that has harnessed this sodium alginate power along with digestive health ingredients to help reflux sufferers.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to my amazing Mama!

To me she isn’t just a trailblazing woman in otolaryngology, nor a strong and determined woman who faced obstacles most of us can only imagine, but she’s the most loving “ride or die” mom out there. Growing up, and even now in adulthood, I know that any problem, never too big nor small, mom won’t just have my back she will help me find a solution. And, I know that no matter what the world throws at me, I will be surrounded by her love and support.

Grateful to be your daughter ❤️🧿💐

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