After surgery for thyroid nodules, patients are able to speak when they are awake. Because thyroid nodule surgery has an effect on the recurrent laryngeal nerve, it is desirable to give the vocal cords more rest early on to ensure a better recovery after surgery. The details are as follows: 1. If the patient has a benign nodule, only part of the gland needs to be removed, and for cases where the anatomical location is far from the recurrent laryngeal nerve, there is no problem at all in speaking on the first 1-2 days after surgery; 2. If the patient has thyroid cancer, a total thyroidectomy is required and the recurrent laryngeal nerve is explored at the same time. Therefore, it is recommended that patients should speak as little as possible for 1-2 weeks after surgery, which will be beneficial to the recovery of the nerve. Therefore, for patients who have a normal nodule excision that does not involve nerve exploration or total thyroid lobe excision, they can speak normally for 1-2 days after surgery. For patients who have a laryngeal nerve exploration and a total thyroidectomy, they may need to rest and let their vocal cords rest for a period of time, for example, 1-2 weeks, before they can return to a more normal speaking frequency and speed. In addition, regardless of the type of surgery, it is not recommended to sing at karaoke or to pronounce too loud or too high pitched sounds in the short term, especially not to argue with others, as such pronunciation will affect the recovery of the laryngeal nerve.