It's Not Always Acid Reflux!

Can you find an ENT that has a particular interest in vocalists? Did you ask the ENT that you saw if cpap could be causing/aggravating a problem with your vocal cords? Are there any groups (like this one) for vocalists? There must be many cpap users among vocalists and they may have suggestions for you. The suggestions already given here certainly should be tried but I think you also should investigate medically any changes going on with regard to the pre-existing polyps.

Strangely enough, I do suffer from acid reflux, but ever since I started using the CPAP machine, I have not had one episode...even after taking the mask off early in the night.

gabagoo wrote: ↑

Tue May 29, 2018 5:46 am

Strangely enough, I do suffer from acid reflux, but ever since I started using the CPAP machine, I have not had one episode...even after taking the mask off early in the night.

Same with me, GERD has basicly vanished with the use of xPAP .... I'll still have the rare episode after eating spicy foods etc but for the most part it has helped clear it up to the point of not needing daily medication for it anymore. .

BTS wrote: ↑

Tue May 29, 2018 6:54 am

gabagoo wrote: ↑

Tue May 29, 2018 5:46 am

Strangely enough, I do suffer from acid reflux, but ever since I started using the CPAP machine, I have not had one episode...even after taking the mask off early in the night.

Same with me, GERD has basicly vanished with the use of xPAP .... I'll still have the rare episode after eating spicy foods etc but for the most part it has helped clear it up to the point of not needing daily medication for it anymore. .

+1

Before CPAP I woke up at night with reflux in my throat coughing and gagging frequently. The four years I have been on therapy this has never happened. Off of Prilosec and only take one Zantac but planning on trying to go without that and see if it is needed.

gabagoo wrote: ↑

Tue May 29, 2018 5:46 am

Strangely enough, I do suffer from acid reflux, but ever since I started using the CPAP machine, I have not had one episode...even after taking the mask off early in the night.

There is nothing strange about it. When an obstructive sleep apnea sufferer goes into apnea, his abdominal muscles and diaphragm struggle to breathe. This struggle will sometimes eject stomach contents into the esophagus and at times as far as the throat and/or mouth. Treat the apnea, the problem goes away.