Throat cancer losing voice

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I lost my voice for about three months once. However, it was when I had my thyroid removed (cancer). Just recently, I've started to link things that happened back then to MS. At the time, I just thought that there was damage from my surgery, as I had no idea back then that I had MS (thought that having the cancer removed would solve all my problems - HA!).

Now I have had some real issues with my throat.....for the past month I have had a rraspy voice almost at times losing it . My throat is sore at times and I have a cough with it . I know I should go to my doctor...but I am scared what he might say . Please if you will respond to this question I would appreciate it .

Not to minimize the fact that you have cancer, but at least it IS a very curable cancer, so I only have good thoughts about it. =~) Keep us updated, am praying for you.

I read somewhere that having hypothyroid can effect your voice? I keep losing my voice to the point of not being able to sing at all. I am a singer and a teacher and really need my voice! I am currently on Armour and am trying to figure out my correct dosage. Can my hypothyroid problem be playing a part in me having no voice anymore? Any suggestions for a super frustrated singer?

Ok I am experiencing so many symptoms with my lovely Hashi's but lately I keep losing my voice or it is very hoarse. Is this normal? My levels are not good with my Free T4 being very low but I have resumed a new med and it has only been 11 days since I started it. My ultrasound I had done due to soreness and diffuculty swallowing only showed severe inflammation. Is the inflammation causing problems with my voice? Is this normal?

I was was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism about two years ago and have been on daily medication since. I still have a hoarse voice and pain in the throat region when I talk and/or sing. I am a singer and my range has drastically decreased making it nerely impossible to sing. I was told by my doctor that I have a badly swollen voice box and was encouraged to drink tea and avoid caffine. After several months, I have seen no progress/change. What could be an additional cause to my voice problems?

Dr. Nagorsky (ear nose and throat Dr.) put a scope down my throat and told me why my voice isn't there because my left voice box is shoved over to the left where it shouldn't be and it's not operating. He told me this is why I'm so fatigued and my legs aren't working right and I can't swallow for the flem in my throat. He said without your vocal chords nothing opens as much as it should. I have to acutally situp to sleep. He asked me who my surgeon was and I told him.

Three months after Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Cancer, my voice is still hoarse. It gets worse as day goes on, and by evening it's almost a whisper. I am worried because the doctor who gave me the radiation pill said that the longer the hoarseness, the more likely it is that your voice will not return. I'm a singer and love it. I tried to sing the scales, and couldn't, but the wrse part was I was off-key. any input will be so appreciated.

I have had every lung function test known to man, and have tested negative for TB. There is no COPD, emphysema, or lung cancer. I saw an ear,nose and throat doctor and NONE of them can tell me what is causing this insane coughing. I have had it for over twenty years and I quit smoking 15 years ago. I coughed LESS when I smoked. I do not cough more at any specifc time, the cough occurs morning, noon, night or any time in between.

Do not use Mucinex and mucosal thinning agents -- those are not for us asthma/allergy people. Also, be careful with Advair. My father has really bad asthma and took Advair only to lose his voice for 5 years. He could not talk at all -- Be careful! He quit Advair and it took 1 year for his voice to come back! Anyways let me know how you are doing now!!

People who have allergies tend to have alot of nasal secretions which drain down the throat and may cause throat inflammation or irritation and may give the sensation that something is "stuck" in the throat. If you have no allergy symptoms (i.e. Runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing, etc.), there may be other causes to consider, the most likely one is Acid Reflux or Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.

The doctor said I can also take some Advil to help with any swelling that may exist in my throat. My surgeon has told me that while the loss of voice is not common it can occur and some patients can take up to 2-3 months to regain their full voice. He said the complete lack of voice is only a concern after a few weeks and that a permanent loss of voice is extremely rare. It is just very frustrating not being able to communicate. If this became permanent I would have to quit my job.

My father is 59 years old and has been smoking for a long time. He started losing his voice about a year ago and went to see a Otolayngologist who did a biopsy. They found out it wasn't cancer but sores and gave him medicine. He's been taking the medicine for some few months now and will see the doctor for a follow up. His voice is not getting any better, and is actually worsening it sounds like he is a squealing mouse or wheezing excessively.

For the last five years I have endured the presence of constant phlegm in my throat.

On top of that I notice that I am constantly LOSING MY VOICE in mid-sentence. I will be singing to my son and a whole word is lost. I thought it was just that I could not sing (my dog would agree). Then it became worse and quite more often. Now I lose my "WORDS" and least 10 times or more a day just in regular conversation. I have a problem with acid reflux as well. I have recently gained a lot of weight.

In rare cases, a pregnant woman can pass HPV to her baby during vaginal delivery. A baby that is exposed to HPV very rarely develops warts in the throat or voice box. If the warts block the birth canal, a woman may need to have a cesarean-section (C-section) delivery. However, HPV infection or genital warts are not a sole reason for C-section." Your doctor is NOT incompetent. HPV is very common, and overt genital warts are often present at delivery.

Over the years i thought ive had testicular cancer, (yes im a guy), lou garrigs disease, early parkinsons, certain mouth diseases, throat cancer, male breast cancer, intestinal cancer, brain tumours, skin cancer, muscular dystrophy...etc...does it ever end? i feel like if it keeps going on like this im really going to go insane, and i dont mean this as an exaggeration, i just dont think my mind can take it and i dont have the mental fortitude for this.

I feel like I am chocking, my throat hurts, I feel lumps, I lose my voice, lost of weight (25 lbs), extreme fatique. My pain in my throat/neck is there everyday. I told my doctor 12 months ago and nothing has been done. I feel like no one is listening to me and I don't know what to do. I am so afraid of cancer. Can anyone help me?? I take protonix 40 mg at night. I wanted to rule out my acid reflux, which I have had for over 8 years. My pain still there.

Tatgirl67 is right, you're voice will come back just all of a sudden. I do from time to time have a problem with losing my voice and don't know if it has anything to do with the surgery. My surgeon told that the more bumping around they do to your vocal cords and voice box, the long it takes for your voice to come back. My only complaint is that I can no longer hit really high notes like I did before the surgery so singing isn't as much fun as before.

After about 3-4 days of being together with a lady i got a throat problem, I did not have a sore throat, it was more like swelling around neck, neck glands were swollen and I had a really bad case of swollen uvula and some redness around it with some small white patches. I am typically non-drinker and do not smoke. But on holidays, I did have around 5-7 tonics each night going out.

I AM SPITTING UP **** EVERY MORNING. IS THIS THROAT OR LUNG CANCER? I AM SCARED. I COUGH AT NIGHT AND AT WORK. I AM THINKING THAT IT IS 'SICK BUILDING SYNDROME'. WHEN I AM AT WORK, I HACK AND CAN'T CATCH MY BREATH. ANYONE ELSE GO THRU THIS? PLS TELL ME!

Generally the narrowing feeling seems to be below my voice box. When it's getting bad my voice will crack and I will sound hoarse until I clear my throat. I've been on two different kinds of reflux pills, no help. I don't have reflux! I don't even get heartburn. Sometimes I feel the docs are just guessing and others are just putting me on all these meds to get kickbacks from the drug companies. I just want to know what the h*ll is wrong with me.

I have to continually and brutally clear my throat to find my voice. If I don't, it goes husky, high and muffled; extremely hard to talk. This has impacted severly on my work and personal life, I'm extremely depressed and anxious all the time. I've seen ENTs, Allergists, a Naturopath, even a Chinese Medicine guy, but no answers. The naturopath found that there was definite allergic reaction in my body, and that I had severly low Zinc and stomach acid levels.

my pet is the14th of feb.do you think i waited to long to stop smoking/?swallowing is ok some times i tend to lose my voice is that normal everyone says it sounds good compared to what it was in case you dont rember i had scc on just my right vocal cord.

five months back, i started to feel chest pains and difficulty of keeping the throat clear...the hoarseness of my voice persists for the last 12 months eventhough i stopped teaching for a while... (though this has been my problem for the last 3 years)back pains every now and then are plaguing me... do u think this has something to do with my lungs? what do u think is this? TB or lung cancer... i dont smoke...hoping for your immediate reply on this matter.

I would like to educate you regarding throat cancer. Once any cancer becomes noticed, it goes on increasing in the size but never decreases. It is also accompanied by constitutional symptoms like loss of weight, change in voice or difficulty in swallowing or breathing. Please do cheer up and get rid of the bug from your mind. Take care.

A couple of days before it hurt; it sounds as if i was losing my voice. Anybody know what this could be???

I know how it feels to lose someone you love to cancer. My dad passed in 1993 with lung cancer. He was a hard working man a great husband to my mom and a great dad and papa. I miss him everyday. I am now watching my mother in law suffer with liver cancer. She started with breast cancer 3 years ago and it has spread from there. Her husband made a very hard decision on the 31st of Oct. He declined anymore treatments for her. And we put her on hospice.

I Do notice that if I drink beer or sometimes even after eating, I get the feeling like I need to clear my throat, but can't get anything up. My voice will also sometimes go hoarse after actively talking for only 20-30 minutes. Is there anything else this could be??? Thank you for your help!! This really has put me into a major depression and I'm not the person I was 6 months ago. I just need to fix this problem and move on with my life.

I am shifted back to Protonix now and 8 weeks but I am having that bad feeling that something si stucked in my throat..I am continuosly clearing my throat..but nothing comes out...my voice has hoarsness.....throat is drying...I feel good if I dot speak for long time...by the evening, my lower jaw portion is sore because of heavy use in clearing my throat...So my doctor referred me to the ENT ...she did do laryngoscopy..

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