What to do if you have a hoarse voice and struggle to speak

Hoarseness and difficulty in speaking can be seen in laryngitis, vocal cord inflammation, vocal polyps and other diseases, need to be given according to the specific causes of targeted treatment measures.
1. Laryngitis: inflammation during the onset of the larynx can stimulate the mucous membrane and vocal folds tissue triggered hoarseness speaking feeble symptoms, accompanied by throat pain, pharyngeal foreign body sensation, coughing and other symptoms. Amoxicillin and other drugs can be used for anti-infection treatment.
2. Vocal Cord Inflammation: Inflammation stimulation can lead to vocal cord congestion and swelling, affecting the amplitude of the vocal cord vibration triggered hoarseness and difficulty in speaking symptoms. It can be accompanied by coughing, throat discomfort and other symptoms. It is recommended to use penicillin V potassium tablets, roxithromycin tablets and other antibiotics for anti-infection treatment.
3. Vocal cord polyps: a benign lesion, the presence of polyp tissue will affect the amplitude of the vibration of the vocal folds, resulting in the vocal folds closing insufficiently triggered by hoarseness and difficulty in speaking, and persistent hoarseness symptoms can occur. It can be treated with surgery such as microscopic vocal polypectomy.
The hoarseness of the voice and the effort to speak, need to consult the otorhinolaryngology department, clear the cause of the disease, and then according to the doctor’s instructions for treatment. Medications should be used under medical supervision.