Vocal cord paralysis includes: unilateral vocal cord paralysis, bilateral vocal cord paralysis, and mixed vocal cord paralysis. If this disease is left untreated, it will have different consequences according to different types, different causes and different stages of the recovery process.
1. Unilateral vocal cord paralysis: the main manifestation is hoarseness of different degrees, which may be accompanied by choking and aspiration.
2. Bilateral vocal cord paralysis: mainly characterized by dyspnea, accompanied by hoarseness, choking and aspiration, which may lead to asphyxia in severe cases.
3. Mixed vocal cord paralysis: there can be a lack of laryngeal sensation or abnormality, coughing, aspiration, dysphagia and other symptoms, easy to cause aspiration pneumonia.
When suffering from vocal cord paralysis, you can actively seek medical treatment, systematic examination, clear diagnosis and the degree of the disease, and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment, to avoid the above adverse consequences.