Laryngitis can be caused by inflammation due to coughing, infections, acid reflux, throat lesions, and excessive use of the voice. It is often a symptom of a cold or flu, but can also be caused by yelling or singing too much. Resting the voice and warm liquids can help, but long-lasting cases may require medical investigation. Acid reflux disease can also lead to recurring laryngitis.
Some of the more common causes of laryngitis include inflammation of the larynx due to coughing and infections in the larynx. Other causes of laryngitis that occur with relative frequency include excessive use of the voice, acid reflux and throat lesions. From a more mechanical point of view, laryngitis is generally the result of some type of inflammation and anything that can cause inflammation of the larynx or interfere with its functioning has the potential to cause laryngitis.
Most causes of laryngitis emerge during some type of cold or flu episode. People may be suffering from a virus or bacterial infection and the disease will spread to the larynx. In other cases, it might be something like a case of bronchitis, and the person might be coughing enough that there is inflammation in the voice box. It can also be caused by a combination of these effects, and telling the difference between one cause and another isn’t always important, in part because addressing one or the other is generally the same.
People also often get laryngitis after something like a sporting event where they yell too much for too long. If the voice is used too aggressively without interruption, the larynx can become inflamed and hoarseness will generally follow. Singers also have this problem and there is a more serious possibility for them. Sometimes people who constantly strain their voices can develop small sores called polyps on their voice boxes. This leads to a chronic type of hoarseness that never goes away, and sometimes surgery is needed to get rid of the polyps.
For most causes of laryngitis, the solution is usually to rest your voice and wait for the disease to go away. In some cases, antibiotics may also be helpful. People often drink warm liquids as a therapeutic method while they wait for symptoms to clear, and this can potentially be soothing to the throat. A typical case of laryngitis clears up on its own in a few days, and it’s generally rare for a case to last longer than a week. Sometimes laryngitis can be a symptom of something relatively serious like throat cancer, so long-lasting cases may require more medical investigation.
One of the most common causes of laryngitis that can lead to recurring problems is acid reflux disease. When people suffer from this problem, their digestive system will regurgitate acid into the area where their voice box resides. This often happens while people are sleeping, but can also occur when they are awake. Exposure to this acid can have a highly inflammatory effect on the larynx and potentially lead to frequent bouts of laryngitis or a consistently hoarse voice.
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