Sleeping on a wedge diminishes exposure of the esophagus to refluxed acid

Mechanism of gastroesophageal reflux in recumbent asymptomatic human subjects.

John Dent, W. J. Dodds, R.H. Friedman et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1980 · 937 citations · Full text

Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Physiology +13

Determinants of esophageal acid clearance in normal subjects

James F. Helm, Wylie J. Dodds, D Riedel et al. · Gastroenterology · 1983 · 230 citations

Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Internal Medicine +8

Effect of Sleep on Swallowing, Esophageal Peristalsis, and Acid Clearance

William C. Orr, Lawrence F. Johnson, Malcolm Robinson · Gastroenterology · 1984 · 181 citations

Health Professions, Otolaryngology, Speech-language Pathology +14

Effect of sleep on swallowing, esophageal peristalsis, and acid clearance.

Orr Wc, Johnson Lf, Robinson Mg · PubMed · 1984 · 175 citations

Health Professions, Otolaryngology, Speech-language Pathology +14

Evaluation of elevation of the head of the bed, bethanechol, and antacid foam tablets on gastroesophageal reflux

Lawrence F. Johnson, Tom R. DeMeester · Digestive Diseases and Sciences · 1981 · 162 citations

Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Pharmacotherapy +10