“…While the mechanism of GERD in the absence of hiatal hernia is not clearly defined, symptoms may result from an increased frequency of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations (TLESRs) (2). Typical symptoms of GERD include heartburn, dysphagia, and regurgitation, while atypical symptoms include chronic cough, laryngitis, hoarseness, sore throat, and non-cardiac chest pain (1,3,4). Symptomatic GERD may profoundly impact quality of life, sleep, and work-productivity, and if left untreated, can lead to complications of erosive esophagitis, esophageal stricture, Barrett's metaplasia, adenocarcinoma and pulmonary and laryngeal diseases (1,(5)(6)(7)(8)(9).…”