by rdbiomed | Dec 14, 2020 | health, reflux
The Reflux Band is a wearable device that has been designed to reduce night-time symptoms associated with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), such as constant cough, throat clearing, postnasal drip, night-time regurgitation, throat burn and difficulty swallowing. The... 
by rdbiomed | May 28, 2020 | pepsin, reflux
Diagnostic device Peptest has been used to help researchers investigate a potential link between salivary pepsin levels and tooth erosion. Dental erosion – the loss of tooth enamel – has often been associated with reflux disease due to direct contact between tooth... 
by Jeanine Fisher | Apr 22, 2020 | health, reflux
I have reflux and one of the symptoms is a cough, so how do I tell the difference between this and the cough caused by COVID-19? If we cough a few times at the moment, it’s hard not to think it may be related to the coronavirus. COVID-19 is a lower respiratory tract... 
by rdbiomed | Apr 2, 2020 | reflux
Testing saliva for the stomach enzyme pepsin can help speed up the management of reflux, a new research study has concluded. Peptest – a salivary pepsin test – is also described as an ‘important diagnostic tool’ for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD/ GERD) and... 
by rdbiomed | Feb 12, 2020 | reflux
From recitative to reflux – a new study has identified Peptest as a useful tool for diagnosing reflux in opera singers. Opera singers are at a greater risk of developing reflux disease because of their effort to sing but are reluctant to undergo invasive... 
by rdbiomed | Feb 10, 2020 | reflux
Peptest has been described as a ‘good first-line diagnostic procedure to use in reflux sufferers to confirm the presence of reflux’ in the Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases. The research paper published in the Journal is entitled ‘Validation of Peptest in...
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