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What is Acid Reflux? Acid reflux refers to the reverse passage of stomach acid into the throat or food pipe which causes an unpleasant sensation known as heartburn. The opening of your stomach is controlled by your sphincter muscle which is a ring of muscle but also acts as a valve which opens to allow food through into the stomach. If the muscle becomes relaxed, the valve will not close fully, allowing acidic gastric contents to travel back up. You may hear acid reflux and heartburn used interchangeably, however, heartburn just refers to the symptomatic burning discomfort experienced by those...

Heart failure may cause you to feel weak and fatigued during the day. But did you know that daytime tiredness might be in part the result of sleep problems exacerbated by or occurring in conjunction with heart failure? Known culprits include sleep apnea, orthopnea, and periodic limb movement disorder. “If you wake up feeling not refreshed or you have daytime sleepiness or if you need to curtail your daytime activity because of lack of energy, these could be signs that there’s something going on during sleep,” says Rami Khayat, MD, a pulmonologist and sleep medicine expert at The Ohio State University Wexler...