Table 2 - The reflux symptom index (RSI): a score greater than 5 in the proper clinical situation is strongly suggestive of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR)
From the following article
Laryngeal and pharyngeal complications of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Gregory N. Postma and Stacey L. Halum
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo46
| Finding | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within the last MONTH, how did the following problems affect you? | 0 = no problem 5 = severe problem | |||||
(Source: Belafsky et al.18, with permission from Elsevier Science) | ||||||
| 1. Hoarseness or a problem with your voice | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2. Clearing your throat | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 3. Excess throat mucus or postnasal drip | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 4. Difficulty swallowing food, liquids, or pills | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 5. Coughing after you ate or after lying down | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6. Breathing difficulties or choking episodes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 7. Troublesome or annoying cough | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 8. Sensations of something sticking in your throat or a lump in your throat | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 9. Heartburn, chest pain, indigestion, or stomach acid coming up | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Total | ||||||
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