The effect of sleep deficiency on esophageal acid exposure of healthy controls and patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Takahisa YamasakiStuart F QuanRonnie FassPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2019)
Sleep deficiency increased esophageal acid exposure in both healthy controls and GERD patients. Sleep deficiency also resulted in abnormal pH tests in almost half of healthy controls.