Injury to the vocal cords can be associated with acute laryngitis, reflux pharyngitis, and other factors, and recovery time may range from about 1 week to several months.
1. Acute laryngitis: The disease is triggered by pathogenic microbial infections, stimulation by adverse physical and chemical factors, or excessive use of the voice, resulting in inflammatory damage to the vocal cords. After appropriate silencing, elimination of adverse stimuli, local and systemic use of anti-infective treatment, the use of glucocorticosteroids systemic administration or local nebulizer treatment, etc., the symptoms of hoarseness produced by this disease can often be recovered in about 1 week.
2. Reflux pharyngolaryngitis: gastric contents reflux to the throat, acid and protease corrosion of the mucous membrane of the throat, damage to the vocal cords, there will be hissing and throat discomfort. After the reasonable application of antacid, acid-suppressing and gastrointestinal stimulant drugs, the symptoms associated with vocal cord lesions can only be recovered in more than 1 month, and in some serious cases, the vocal cord injury can only be improved after the primary disease is effectively controlled.
It is recommended that those who have injured their vocal cords should consult a doctor for examination to clarify the diagnosis and cause of the disease, and then follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the diagnosis and treatment.