What are the medications for vocal polyps

Vocal polyp is a common benign lesion of the vocal folds, after diagnosis should be in the indirect laryngoscopy or support laryngoscopy to remove the polyp, drug treatment is generally only adjunctive treatment, the presence of inflammation, edema can be used glucocorticosteroid, antibiotic drugs. 1. Glucocorticoid hormones. Such as budesonide, dexamethasone, etc., can relieve the local edema of the vocal folds and reduce inflammation. Commonly used in allergic reaction caused by vocal polyps and vocal folds acute edema. 2. Antibiotics. Acute and chronic laryngitis, sinusitis and other factors that often trigger vocal polyps, need to actively treat related diseases, bacterial infections need anti-infective treatment, such as amoxicillin. Vocal polyps, specific medication should be according to follow the doctor’s instructions. The medication for vocal polyps can only relieve some of the symptoms, and the preferred treatment for vocal polyps is still surgical resection.