lpr and rhinitis

Hi Dee,  I was diagnosed with rhinitis last year following a throat scope.  I had thought for some time that I had silent reflux.  Various symptoms but mainly the awful throat mucus which also gets bad after a sneezing bout (assume rhinitis).  I had gone for the scope because I had voice problem I used to sing in a choir and my voice kept cutting out on the higher notes.  By the time I saw the consultant for the scope I was more or less back to normal and he said nothing sinister in the throat so no lpr but that my symptoms suggested rhinitis.  The excaerbation of symptoms followed a cold last christmas and I saw the consultant in March.  This makes me think that both conditions are made worse by colds.  I am getting over another virus and once again throat mucus is a problem.  I have been on PPI's but had to come off them as they made my IBS worse.  I have heard that they don't always help with silent reflux.  I too get the crusting and blood streaks it seems to be one side more that the other.  Lately my ears have been playing up the gp gave me a spray as she said I had probably had a mild infection.  They still pop and I sometimes get buzzing at night when tryng to go to sleep.  I am convinced the two go together.  I also have asthma which usually mild but adds to the problems.  I still think I have lpr(silent reflux although the ent/voice consultant says no just rhinitis).  I think from what I have read that many gps and even consultants don't know about silent reflux and label everything as normal reflux, or they deny it exists.  Funnily enough on the sheet they gave me after the scope it gives the same sort of advice as for silent reflux.  No caffeine plenty of water no chocolate etc.  I also saw a voice therapist just the once.  Hope this helps.