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Sleep and the Esophagus

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Primary Care Sleep Medicine

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GER) is very common in the adult population, with 7% of adults experiencing GER symptoms daily and 14% experiencing symptoms at least weekly (1,2). Sleep-related GER is underappreciated and impacts sleep and daytime functioning. Potential extraesophageal manifestations of sleep-related GER include sleep-related asthma and sleep-related laryngospasm. There is also a common coexistence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and GER (3). This syllabus will review esophageal function during sleep and sleep-related GER.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Medical Director, UAB Sleep/Wake Disorders Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Susan M. Harding MD, FCCP

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  1. Department of Family Practice, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Southern Colorado Family Medicine Residency, Pueblo, CO

    James F. Pagel MS, MD

  2. Comprehensive Center for Sleep Medicine Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

    S. R. Pandi-Perumal MSc

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Harding, S.M. (2007). Sleep and the Esophagus. In: Pagel, J.F., Pandi-Perumal, S.R. (eds) Primary Care Sleep Medicine. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-421-6_23

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