What does vocal cord adhesion mean?

Vocal cord adhesions are adhesions following injury to the mucosa of the vocal cords bilaterally. It is commonly secondary to laryngitis, postoperative vocal cord surgery and other causes.
Vocal cord adhesion according to its occurrence of different parts and the size of the range of different symptoms, generally manifested as hoarseness or weak voice, some of the adhesion of the serious or can cause respiratory difficulties, or even suffocation and death.
In the vocal cord surgery or surgical anesthesia intubation caused by vocal cord injury, as well as laryngitis, laryngeal trauma caused by vocal cord injury, after the earliest possible treatment, in the bilateral vocal cord trauma, due to the damage area continues to attach and contact, the trauma gradually closed and adhesions occur, resulting in a narrowed respiratory tract, dyspnea, and hoarseness and other manifestations.
Patients suffering from vocal cord adhesion should actively seek medical treatment for systematic examination and standardized treatment in accordance with medical advice after a clear diagnosis.