National Heartburn Alliance Unveils New, Customized Education Tools To "Learn About Your Burn" - 0 views

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  Heartburn remains a burning issue for more than 60 million Americans each month but a National Heartburn Alliance (NHBA) study reveals the majority of individuals are confused by available treatments. Based on the study, 64 percent of individuals are unsure how common over-the-counter (OTC) drugs vary, while 54 percent are "unfamiliar with treatment options" or "don't know how they apply."
  
  To deal with the requirement for knowledge, NHBA has created the "Name that Burn Quiz," a personalized, on line heartburn screener that can help sufferers discover if they encounter episodic, frequent or severe heartburn and establish their different behavioral and lifestyle triggers.
  
  "The new study findings plainly demonstrate that way too many Americans suffering from heartburn do not have appropriate information regarding available treatments and changes in lifestyle that connect with 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 difference, I'm pleased to mention that NHBA now offers customized online details about appropriate solutions on the basis of the type of heartburn sufferers experience."
  
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  In a reaction to the new survey studies, NHBA has included more educational methods to its Site at www.heartburnalliance.org. "Learn About Your Burn" is focused on helping heartburn patients identify their form of heartburn and appropriate treatment options. If you choose to dig up further about source, there are many online resources you should pursue.
  
  a Episodic, or occasional, heartburn is characterized by rare bouts of heartburn that are often manageable or predictable in the short term.
  
  a Frequent heartburn does occur two or more days weekly. Regular heartburn patients can also be those who treat heartburn symptoms more than two times weekly.
  
  a Severe, or chronic, heartburn does occur a lot more than two days per week and lasts while taking proper medicines despite lifestyle and dietary changes.
  
  "Name that Burn off Quiz" is definitely an online screener to greatly help sufferers discover they are affected by what type of heartburn and what specific lifestyle habits might donate to or "trigger" symptoms. After the quiz is done, each user may get recommendations for treatments or changes in lifestyle that can help improve symptoms.
  
  Readers can study real-life profiles of heartburn sufferers and understand measures they have taken up to reduce, control or eliminate heartburn. Clicking bodyweight burn seemingly provides lessons you might use with your girlfriend. They can see a sample reflux record-a instrument that can help track heartburn symptoms-and acquire their own. They can also share their individual heartburn success stories with other heartburn sufferers.
  
  Additional Study Results
  
  Their type of heartburn-episodic, frequent or severe was identified by a Only 41 percent of all heartburn sufferers surveyed correctly (even though 63 percent thought they could).
  
  a Sixty-two per cent of heartburn sufferers questioned believe heartburn is their particular fault, for their health or something they ate.
  
  a 2000, an increase of 23 % of heartburn victims surveyed stated that they seek details about heartburn on Internet health internet sites (an increase in excess of five times).
  
  a More than 69 percent of most patients questioned said they'd want to know more about heartburn.
  
  How NHBA Might Help.

   

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