v Cure for Hoarse Voice
Hoarseness of voice may be due to vocal polyp, singer’s nodule, or any lesion in the vocal cord. If the problem persists for a long time, you have organic pathology. Causes of hoarse voice are as follows:
1. Paralysis of the laryngeal nerve, laryngitis makes the voice hoarse.
2. Exposure to dry weather, smoke, dust, and excessive vocal use as in shouting to a team, singing loudly, during periods of excitement in a quarrel, we usually shout!
Cure: Consult an ENT surgeon for proper diagnosis.
Larynx is a hollow, tubular structure connecting the pharynx with the trachea, through which air passes on the way to the lungs.
The larynx consists of a framework of cartilage plates, with a ridge in front (Adam's apple); the epiglottis, a flaplike projection up into the throat that covers the airway during swallowing to keep food and liquid from entering; and the vocal cords, whose vibration produces the sound of the voice.
Hoarseness of voice is due to laryngitis. It is inflammation of the larynx, causing hoarseness.
Simple laryngitis usually occurs with infections such as the common cold. Other causes include inhalation of irritants. The larynx's lining becomes swollen and secretes mucus. In chronic laryngitis, caused by excessive smoking, drinking, or vocal-cord use, the larynx is dry and has polyps. Other types are caused by diphtheria spreading from the upper throat, tuberculosis bacteria spreading from the lungs, and advanced syphilis. The last can produce severe scarring and permanent hoarseness.