Infection in vocal cords

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Avatar m tn t feel any wrong but I still cannot sing anything in falsetto nor head voice. I suppose my vocal chords are still swollen cause the only thing i can hear and feel is the air coming through my chords with no sound while singing in high pitches. Still is it normal to last over 2 weeks already? I am a little afraid I could do something wrong with my voice by drinking alcohol after intensive singing during concert.
Avatar n tn Dr Lupo My daughter had thyroid cancer eleven years ago at age 23 and had the thyroid partially removed. She learnt a year ago that one of her vocal cords isn't working. She is now 36 weeks pregnant and her voice has gone back to how it sounded after the operation - very weak and breathy. She has had problems withh pelvic girdle pain through most of the pregnancy - which is a loosening of the ligaments getting ready for childbirth.
Avatar f tn The Adult Croup is probably not related to the hiatal hernia. Some adults have thickening of their vocal cords and also acid reflux which make them more susceptible to getting croup when they get a viral infection. Unfortunately, you may be one of the individuals and will get these symptoms more frequently than other adults. You might consider seeing an ENT to look at your vocal cords and see if there is thickening or a nodule there that can be treated.
Avatar n tn There are many causes of cough, but the fact that the “cough goes away for a few days and then comes back” eliminates many of the causes from consideration. The observation of “redness in the vocal cords” indicates inflammation of the cords; a finding that cannot be ignored and, in fact, may be a clue to the diagnosis, be the cause infection, reflux or allergy.
Avatar m tn Mine is from acid reflux and starts on the rear left vocal cord and extends to between the vocal cords remaining on the left vocal cord. In your practice have many of these turned up cancerous? I am a nonsmoker. I am scheduled for a bispsy and endoscopy on July 21 if it doesnt improve. I am very upset about this ulcer.
Avatar n tn Like Trish, I also lost my voice due to the vocal cords being paralyzed. I also had trouble swallowing liquids, breathing, and being able to talk without losing my breath. My ENT told me that it can take up to a year for the nerves to repair themselves. Luckily, after about a month I saw improvement and it continued to get better. I just had my last appointment last month, which was 8 months post TT, and one of my vocal cords is 100% moving, the other about 80%.
Avatar m tn My problem is that every once in a while my vocal cords constrict, upon inhaling, but only for about half a second. Can this also be a symptom of Vocal Cord Dysfunction? My throat usually gets tight just before, and suddenly my throat (vocal cords) close up for a short moment. I can there after breath normally. It isn't something that scares me, but it's very irritating and frustrating not knowing what it is and what causes it. Thank you! God bless!
454046 tn?1244565593 The doctor puts a very thin long instrument in your nose and feeds it up and is able to see the vocal cords. Do you have any hoarseness now?
Avatar f tn I haven't had a thyroidectomy, but I did have 2 surgeries on my vocal cords, several years ago. Unless something went wrong during the thyroidectomy, your voice should come back. I had voice therapy after my surgeries. Have you seen an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist? One of my first "exercises" for learning to use my voice again was blowing through a kazoo a certain way, but I had to learn to do that with the help of a voice therapist, at my ENT's office.
Avatar m tn I would see an ENT (ear-nose-throat) specialist - particularly one with a subspecialty in voice. If the vocal cords were paralyzed, you would know it by now - but there may have been some damage to the cords or the nerve leading to the cords.
Avatar m tn In some instances, it can even cause inflammation of the vocal cords, resulting in VCD. It is thus possible that the inhaled steroid (Flovent) has been effective by cause a reduction in inflammation of the vocal cords. See the following report from the medical literature. You may want to share this with your physician. Authors Full NameParsons, Jonathan P. Benninger, Cathy. Hawley, Miles P. Philips, Gary. Forrest, L Arick. Mastronarde, John G.
Avatar f tn No other symptom, and will not go away, had a couple of throat scan, to show that my vocal cords do not close. Last week had a CT scan to show scar tissue from the procedure causing pressure on the nerves that go to my vocal cords. Has this happened to anyone else that has had this procedure done?
3848536 tn?1348421441 i am 18 years old girl in 2011 when i am preparing mcat people blackmailing me 9 month they make fun on me as result i loss my voice when i speak i feel pain in my vocal cord what shall i do but mashallah i got admission in bds itx 2012 but still i feel pain in when i am spaek im also very sensitive person my zodic sign is pisces
Avatar m tn You should ask your doctors if pulmonary function tests showed any obstruction to airflow. You should request direct examination of your vocal cords by a doctor trained in the use of what is called a fiberoptic laryngoscope. A problem with the vocal cords would also be consistent with your symptom of hoarseness.
Avatar m tn When they do a TT they shove a tube down your throat to make you breathe. This often bruises the vocal chords and in they can swell up. You'll be back to shouting real soon! If you find after a long time that it still hasn't settled (which I am confident it will) then talk to your doctor. You say you can talk normally and that is a good sign. If your nerves were damaged you would only have a pip squeak or a whisper. Cheers!
Avatar m tn It will help with immediate relief, and clean out the vocal cords for a day or so. I had a vocal cord infection (and a 100-102 degree fever) for over 2 weeks before the doctor had to give me a 10 day steroid dose, all at once, to prevent the infection from spreading down my lungs. I did this method a lot, I was desperate to keep my speaking voice in tack, and hopeful for my singing. I have some slight damage and reoccourance, but nothing major.
Avatar m tn re talking about after my TT in August this past year. Yes, I was told before surgery that there was a chance that my vocal cords would be affected but I never knew that it would affect my swallowing and breathing! It took approximately 6 to 8 weeks for my vocal cords to start moving again, and even then one of them was "lazy". I was told that it was "nerve trauma", and that nerves take a long time to heal.
1655526 tn?1330655629 t think your vocal cords have anything to do with your problem breathing during an attack. My vocal cords are severely damaged, but that's a result of being burned from acid. Some foods can affect the ability of the esophagus to swallow. I think that you are experiencing this. Another cause is the vagal nerve. This can cause a person to pass out, and when it is stimulated, it's very frightening.
Avatar f tn The nodules in thyroid can compress the voice nerve causing partial paresis of the vocal cords resulting in hoarse voice and hiccups .Next, the goiter is adding mass to the voice box which distorts the voice. Finally the goiter can cause compression symptoms by narrowing the trachea causing a weak voice. In that particular case, singing with the head tilted back may help.
Avatar m tn Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) A flexible tube with a light at one end and a camera at the other is inserted into the nose and into the middle of the throat. Pictures of the throat and voice box are taken as the patient swallows liquid and food.