Is there any relationship between sinusitis and GERD?

GERD and Sinusitis in Adults. In many occasions, there has seemed to be a link between acid reflux disease and sinusitis. Those that experienced one condition would generally suffer from the other. Many people have wondered if sinus infections & GERD were so closely linked that one could cause the other. read more

No, there is no relation between sinusitis and GERD. By means of chronic reflux of acids GERD can produce aspiration syndrome. There is scientific literature connecting GERD with sinusitis in children. (Especially premature and children with syndromes.) In Adults, though we counsel patients about it and good study is awaited. read more

Acid reflux disease "is probably not the cause of sinusitis, but it may be participating in some cases," said Dr. Timothy Smith, a professor of otolaryngology and chief of rhinology and sinus surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. read more