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Can gerd cause a hole inside the nose on septum?
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No: Gerd is a reflux of stomach acid up into the bottom of the esophagus. You can have sore throat, bad breath, throat fullness from laryngopharyngeal reflux. You shouldn't be getting reflux all the way up into your nose from gerd. If you have a hole in the septum, it is likely from something other than gerd.
Answered 8/23/2020
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Extremely unlikely: Reflux disease can cause a lot of atypical symptoms but a septal perforation, I do not believe, is one of them. For reflux to cause it you'd have to a significant amount of stomach juice get into the nose and sit in the front without causing other symptoms such as sinusitis, chronic inflammation, etc... Perforations are caused by trauma, self inflicted (nose picking, drugs) or from cautery/surgery.
Answered 12/23/2014
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Septal perforation: Causes of perforations include trauma, drug use and previous surgery. Have your nose evaluated by a board certified otolaryngologist.
Answered 11/5/2014
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