Hoarseness is clinically known as hoarseness, which may be caused by physiological factors such as excessive use of voice, or pathologic factors such as acute laryngitis and vocal polyps, which can be treated with general therapy, medication, or surgery.
1. Physiological factors: If hoarseness is caused by physiological factors such as excessive use of the voice or excessive consumption of spicy and stimulating foods, the main way to relieve it is through general treatment, which includes talking as little as possible and letting the vocal cords rest; drinking plenty of lukewarm water, eating less spicy and stimulating foods, and more fresh fruits and vegetables; and getting enough sleep to adjust the body’s condition.
2. Acute laryngitis: acute laryngitis leads to hoarseness, you can talk less, drink more water, avoid irritating food and gas. Can nebulize inhalation, when clear bacterial infection, should take amoxicillin, cefixime and other antibiotics; vocal cord congestion and swelling is serious, oral or intravenous application of glucocorticosteroids such as prednisone, in order to eliminate the laryngeal mucosal edema, to reduce the symptoms of hoarseness.
3. Vocal polyps: Vocal polyps are a common benign lesion of the vocal cords, often leading to hoarseness. Appropriate vocal training, correct bad voice habits, and timely surgical resection, commonly used methods of local anesthesia fiber nasopharyngolaryngoscopic resection, general anesthesia micro-support laryngoscopic resection.
The patients with hoarseness need to pay more attention not to use their voice excessively, and in case of an emergency that cannot be relieved by themselves, they need to consult a doctor in a timely manner.