Research Article Correlation between Allergic Rhinitis and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Sami Alharethy , 1 Abdulsalam Baqays, 2 Tamer A. Mesallam , 2,3 Falah Syouri, 2 Mawaheb Al Wedami, 2,4 Turki Aldrees, 5 and Alhanouf AlQabbani 6 1 Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia 2 Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3 Research Chair of Voice, Swallowing, and Communications Disorders, ORL Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 4 Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Department, Shiekh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE 5 Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia 6 Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Correspondence should be addressed to Sami Alharethy; samiharthi@gmail.com Received 18 July 2017; Revised 9 December 2017; Accepted 8 January 2018; Published 22 March 2018 Academic Editor: Joanna Domagala-Kulawik Copyright © 2018 Sami Alharethy et al. Tis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Background and Objectives. Laryngopharyngeal refux (LPR) exhibits nonspecifc clinical presentations, and these symptoms may be associated with other conditions such as allergies, including allergic rhinitis and laryngitis. However, there is a gap in the literature regarding the correlation of laryngopharyngeal refux with allergic rhinitis/laryngitis. Hence, the aim of this study is to explore the correlation between these two conditions. Patients and Methods. A total of 126 patients with suggestive manifestations of laryngopharyngeal refux were included in this study. Patients were classifed into LPR positive and negative groups based on the results of a 24-hour oropharyngeal pH monitoring system while allergic rhinitis status was assessed with the score for allergic rhinitis (SFAR). Te results of the two groups were compared regarding the SFAR score. Correlation between the pH results and SFAR score was explored. Results. Te LPR positive group demonstrated signifcantly higher SFAR scores compared to the negative LPR group ( < 0.0001). In addition, the Ryan score was signifcantly correlated with the SFAR total score and its symptomatology-related items (r ranged between 0.35 and 0.5). Conclusion. It seems that laryngopharyngeal refux increases patients’ self-rating of allergic manifestations. It appears that there is an association between laryngopharyngeal refux and allergic rhinitis/laryngitis. 1. Introduction During the last decades, interest in exploring gastric refux and understanding its comorbidity has increased. Asher Winkelstein discovered gastroesophageal refux dis- ease (GERD) in 1935, and it was clinically diagnosed by the presence of typical symptoms such as heartburn and acidic regurgitation [1]. Interestingly, otolaryngologists found that some patients presented with no specifc symptoms arising from the upper aerodigestive tract with substantial evidence of acidic refux sequelae despite a lack of typical GERD symptoms [2]. A new era of interest in the feld of GERD research was subsequently established to answer the following questions: what is laryngopharyngeal refux (LPR)? What are the factors that distinguish LPR from GERD? How can we diagnose LPR? And fnally, what is the perfect plan to manage LPR [3]? Refux of gastric contents into the upper aerodigestive tract despite the absence of heartburn and regurgitation is what defnes LPR [4]. As stated in the literature, there are debates regarding whether to consider it as an atypical presentation of GERD or an entirely diferent disease entity known as LPR [5, 6]. LPR and GERD can be diferentiated; heartburn and acidic regurgitation that commonly occur at Hindawi BioMed Research International Volume 2018, Article ID 2951928, 6 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2951928