There are a lot of reasons why the old man’s throat is mute, such as inflammatory stimulation, laryngeal tumors, benign hyperplasia of the vocal cords, vocal cord paralysis and so on. 1. Inflammatory stimulation: acute and chronic pharyngitis, acute and chronic laryngitis and other inflammatory diseases of the throat, can cause the phenomenon of the old man’s throat mute, accompanied by laryngeal pain, foreign body sensation, itching and other phenomena. 2. Laryngeal tumors: laryngeal leukoplakia, laryngeal papilloma, laryngeal malignant tumors and other diseases can also lead to the phenomenon of the old man’s throat mute, and in severe cases, it will also be accompanied by the phenomenon of bleeding. 3. Vocal cord benign hyperplasia: Vocal cord polyps, vocal cord nodules, vocal cord cysts are benign hyperplasia, which can cause the old man’s throat mute phenomenon. 4. Vocal cord paralysis: true ball paralysis, mediastinal tumors, thyroid malignant tumors, lung tumors and other diseases, can appear in the old man’s throat mute situation. There are many other reasons why the old man’s throat is mute, and it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to improve the examination after the symptoms appear, to make a clear diagnosis, and follow the doctor’s instructions to take standardized treatment.