1. Increased Prandial Air Swallowing and Postprandial Gas-Liquid Reflux Among Patients Refractory to Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy 
Ivana Bravi, Philip Woodland, Ravinder S. Gill, Mohannad Al–Zinaty, Albert J. Bredenoord, Daniel Sifrim 
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 
Volume 11, Issue 7, Pages (July 2013)
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2. Figure 1
Mealtime air swallowing rate in PPI-responsive and PPI-refractory patients.
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3. Figure 2
A compressed 24-hour pH-impedance recording showing excessive air swallowing during the circled mealtimes.
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4. Figure 3
A suggested paradigm of refractoriness to PPI. Patients in group A have normal acid exposure and are asymptomatic. Patients in group B have high acid exposure (sensitized) but relatively little mixed reflux and remain responsive to PPI therapy. Patients in group C have high acid (sensitized) and high numbers of air swallow–induced mixed reflux, stimulating both chemosensitive and mechanosensitive nociceptors.
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