The effect of sleep deficiency on esophageal acid exposure of healthy controls and patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease

Abstract

Studies have demonstrated a bi‐directional relationship between sleep deficiency and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, there is limited data on how sleep deficiency affects esophageal acid exposure. We aimed to compare the effect of sleep deficiency on esophageal acid exposure of healthy controls versus GERD patients.