Having a baby born with a cleft lip or cleft palate — together know as orofacial clefts — is a stressful and unnerving experience for new parents, but there are options to help the child live a normal life. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 2,600 babies are born… Continue reading
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What’s the Difference Between Heartburn and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux?
Laryngopharyngeal reflux is almost as difficult for doctors to diagnose as it is for patients to pronounce. In fact, laryngopharyngeal reflux can be so hard to detect and diagnose that it’s often called silent reflux. But before we explain silent reflux, first we should briefly explain GERD — gastroesophageal reflux disease. Essentially, GERD is chronic… Continue reading