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Heartburn remains a burning issue for more than 60 million Americans every single month but a new National Heartburn Alliance (NHBA) survey reveals the majority of sufferers are confused by accessible remedy possibilities. According to the survey, 64 percent of sufferers are unsure how prevalent over-the-counter (OTC) medicines differ, whilst 54 percent are "unfamiliar with treatment alternatives" or "never know how they apply."
To address the need to have for education, NHBA has developed the "Name that Burn Quiz," a personalized, on the internet heartburn screener that can help sufferers determine whether or not they encounter episodic, frequent or serious heartburn and define their distinct behavioral and lifestyle triggers.
"The new survey findings clearly demonstrate that also many Americans suffering from heartburn do not have appropriate expertise regarding readily available treatment options and lifestyle adjustments that apply to them," says David A. Peura, M.D., F.A.C.P., M.A.C.G., A.G.A.F, NHBA chair and professor of medicine at the University of Virginia. "To address the gap, I am pleased to announce that NHBA now delivers customized online info about proper treatment options based on the kind of heartburn sufferers expertise."
New NHBA Tools
And Resources
In response to the new survey findings, NHBA has added more educational tools to its Web website at www.heartburnalliance.org. "Discover About Your Burn" is dedicated to assisting heartburn sufferers identify their kind of heartburn and appropriate therapy possibilities.
• Episodic, or occasional, heartburn is characterized by infrequent bouts of heartburn that are normally manageable or predictable in the brief term.
• Frequent heartburn occurs two or much more days per week. Frequent heartburn sufferers may possibly also be these who medicate heartburn symptoms more than two days per week.
• Extreme, or chronic, heartburn happens a lot more than two days per week and persists whilst taking suitable medications despite dietary and life-style alterations.
"Name that Burn Quiz" is an interactive screener to aid sufferers identify what sort of heartburn affects them and what individual way of life habits may possibly contribute to or "trigger" signs and symptoms. When the quiz is completed, every user will get ideas for remedy alternatives or way of life modifications that could support enhance signs and symptoms.
Visitors can read real-life profiles of heartburn sufferers and learn about steps they have taken to decrease, manage or eradicate heartburn. They can view a sample reflux record-a tool that can assist track heartburn signs and symptoms-and download their personal. They can also share their personal heartburn good results stories with other heartburn sufferers.
Further Survey Outcomes
• Only 41 percent of all heartburn sufferers surveyed appropriately identified their type of heartburn-episodic, frequent or severe (even even though 63 percent believed they could).
• Sixty-two percent of heartburn sufferers surveyed think heartburn is their own fault, due to their well being or something they ate.
• Because 2000, an improve of 23 percent of heartburn sufferers surveyed stated that they seek information about heartburn on Internet well being sites (an enhance of much more than 5 instances).
• A lot more than 69 percent of all sufferers surveyed stated they would like to know more about heartburn.
How NHBA Can Assist site
