The time it takes for your voice to return to normal after vocal polyp surgery will vary on an individual basis and may be around 2 weeks to 4 weeks for most patients. It needs to be evaluated based on the scope of the surgery, your condition and other factors.
Normal voice can be restored by removing the mass in those with narrow base band tips. Those with small polyps on one side of the vocal folds alone, without comorbidities such as diabetes or gastroesophageal reflux disease, and who are able to comply with postoperative treatments as prescribed by the surgeon, such as vocal abstinence, regular nebulization, and so on. The time for voice recovery may be shorter in this case, about 1 week to 2 weeks.
If there is extensive proliferation of bilateral vocal polyps, and edema, the scope of resection is larger, the elderly with diabetes, bronchitis and other comorbidities, can not be completely postoperative voice and regular medication, the voice recovery time is usually about 4 weeks to about the time, or even recovery time is even longer.
In short, during the need for vocal polyp surgery, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the diagnosis and treatment.