Value of airway pH monitoring in determining the association between chronic cough and laryngopharyngeal reflux in children / 中国当代儿科杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To study the value of airway pH monitoring in determining the association between chronic cough and laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) in children.@*METHODS@#A total of 274 children with chronic cough who were treated from January 2016 to December 2019 were enrolled. The DX-pH detection system was used to conduct 24-hour airway pH monitoring. The association between chronic cough and LPR was analyzed.@*RESULTS@#Among the 274 children, there were 168 boys and 106 girls, with a median age of 62.8 months and a median airway pH value of 7.3. Of all the 274 children, 99 (36.1%) had LPR, and the incidence rate of LPR was 36.9% (62/168) in boys and 34.9% (37/106) in girls (@*CONCLUSIONS@#LPR is highly associated with the development of chronic cough, and airway pH monitoring may be a safe and effective method for the diagnosis of LPR.