COVID-19 and Seasonal Influenza: No Room for Two.

Objective With the outbreak of COVID-19 in December 2019 fears were expressed for a possible twindemic in the coming flu seasons. Fortunately, this was not the case for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 flu seasons as flu showed very low historical rates during these periods. The objective of our study was to look at the existing flu data for the 2019-2021 period and analyze possible reasons for the near absence of seasonal flu.

Proton Pump Inhibitors for the Treatment of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux. A Systematic Review.

Background: To give, if possible, an answer in the long-standing debate of the efficacy of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in treating laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) through published systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Method: PubMed, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE were searched from 1984, the year the term LPR first appeared in the literature, until October 2018. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses comparing the treatment response of PPI therapy in patients with LPR were included in our study.

The Role of Allergy in Phonation.

Background: Allergies are among the most common chronic conditions worldwide affecting 10%-30% of adult individuals and 40% of children. Phonation can be affected by different allergic conditions in various ways. The role of allergy in phonation has been under-researched and poorly understood and the respective literature is poor.

Inhaled Corticosteroids and Voice Problems. What Is New?

Background: Voice problems are the most common and most annoying local side effect of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), affecting not only patients' treatment compliance but also their quality of life. The literature is very poor regarding prevalence, mechanism, prevention, and management of voice problems attributed to ICS use and especially for the new ICS, ciclesonide. Prevalence of dysphonia seems to be less common with the use of ciclesonide and beclomethasone dipropionate.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in the Greek general population: prevalence and risk factors.

Background And Aims: Population-based data regarding the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in Greece are very poor. This study estimated the prevalence of GERD symptoms and their risk factors in the Greek adult population.

Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was answered by a randomly selected population of 340 subjects.

Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease in the Greek general population, prevalence and risk factors.

Background: To assess the prevalence of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) in the Greek general population and its risk factors.

Methods: Questionnaire based epidemiological, adult participants' survey. The Reflux Symptom Index (RSI) was used for the assessment of LPR prevalence.

Voice disorders in the general Greek population and in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux. Prevalence and risk factors.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of voice disorders in the general Greek population and in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) with the use of the reflux symptom index (RSI).

Study Design: Prospective epidemiological adult participant survey.

Setting: General Greek population.