BURNING SENSATION IN THE THROAT - SHOULD IT BE NAMED CALORIPHARYNGEUS

A burning sensation in the throat is often complained of by patients, but this symptom has been neglected in the literature. To emphasize it s importance, should we give the name 'caloripharyngeus' to the sympto m of burning in the throat? A preliminary study of 30 patients with th e sensation of burning in the throat is presented in this study. Of th e patients studied 73.33 per cent had hyperacidity detected for the fi rst time. Reflux was presented in only one patient; four patients show ed oesophagitis in the lower one-third of the oeosphagus; 90 per cent of the patients responded to antacids. We suggest that one of the caus es of burning in the throat is a referred sensation due to hyperacidit y.