TY - JOUR
T1 - Worsening of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in professional singers during performances
AU - Cammarota, Giovanni
AU - Elia, Fulvia
AU - Cianci, Rossella
AU - Galli, Jacopo
AU - Paolillo, Nico
AU - Montalto, Massimo
AU - Gasbarrini, Giovanni
PY - 2003/5
Y1 - 2003/5
N2 - Professional singers perform singing tasks requiring rapid changes of subglottal pressure with consistent use of the diaphragm. They regularly activate the diaphragm when there is a need for a rapid decrease in subglottal pressure, with an abrupt and prolonged increase in intraabdominal pressure. We describe the occurrence of stress-induced gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in four professional singers. The reflux symptoms, which occurred in these patients during vocal performances, were an important obstacle to the movement of the respiratory muscles. To our knowledge, these are the first case reports of worsening of GERD symptoms in professional singers during performances.
AB - Professional singers perform singing tasks requiring rapid changes of subglottal pressure with consistent use of the diaphragm. They regularly activate the diaphragm when there is a need for a rapid decrease in subglottal pressure, with an abrupt and prolonged increase in intraabdominal pressure. We describe the occurrence of stress-induced gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in four professional singers. The reflux symptoms, which occurred in these patients during vocal performances, were an important obstacle to the movement of the respiratory muscles. To our knowledge, these are the first case reports of worsening of GERD symptoms in professional singers during performances.
KW - Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
KW - Hiatus hernia
KW - Professional singers
KW - Vocal performance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037405755&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0037405755&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/00004836-200305000-00008
DO - 10.1097/00004836-200305000-00008
M3 - Article
C2 - 12702981
AN - SCOPUS:0037405755
VL - 36
SP - 403
EP - 404
JO - Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
JF - Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
SN - 0192-0790
IS - 5
ER -