Pnd has been linked with GERD and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR), but, IMHO, candida is the main culprit for most of the pnd.
http://www.fauquierent.net/lpr.htm
LPR is not quite the same thing as the more common gastroesophageal reflux (GERD). First of all, regardless of whether it is LPR or GERD, reflux is when there is backflow of stomach acid going up towards your mouth instead of down into your intestines. In your esophagus (muscular tube that goes from your mouth to your stomach) there are 2 sphinteric structures to prevent reflux from happening. One sphincter is located at the junction of your stomach and esophagus (LES or lower esophageal sphincter) and the other is located at the junction of your esophagus and throat (UES or upper esophageal sphincter). Reflux occurs when these sphincteric valves fail. As the diaphragm contributes to the lower sphincter, that's why people with hiatal hernias are at risk for reflux since that's when part of the stomach gets pulled (or herniates) into the chest cavity above the diaphragm. Reflux could be either acid (most common) or digestive enzymes (pepsin, bile, etc) and other secretions. Either one can exist without the other. More on non-acidic reflux to the right. —>
So what is the difference between LPR and GERD?
Well, LPR is when the stomach acid gets past both your sphincters and end up in your throat, mouth, and sometimes even up into the back of your nose. GERD is when the stomach acid remains in the chest unable to get past your upper sphincter.
p.s. George A. Eby mentions nitric oxide. He says to hum for 1 hour each day terminate chronic rhinosinusitis in four day
http://george-eby-research.com/html/chr ... usitis.pdf
Strong humming for one hour daily to
terminate chronic rhinosinusitis in four days:
A case report and hypothesis for action
by stimulation of endogenous nasal nitric oxide
production
George A. Eby *
George Eby Research, 14909-C Fitzhugh Road, Austin, TX 78736, United States
Received 13 November 2005; accepted 17 November 2005
