What are the symptoms of vocal cord polyps?

When vocal cord polyps appear, the patient will have a slight hoarseness, the speaking voice will become very rough, and the patient will be extremely tired, and the condition will be sometimes better and sometimes worse. At the same time, the patient should also pay attention to controlling the sound of the voice in daily life. When the length of the voice varies and the throat feels tired, drink more water, rest the throat, and do not over-exert oneself.

1 indicates varying degrees of hoarseness. The early stage is mild, the voice is slightly rough or basically normal, the main symptom is easy vocal fatigue, which occurs when the voice is used a lot, and the condition is sometimes better and sometimes worse, with intermittent hoarseness. Hoarseness often occurs when singing high notes, accompanied by delayed pronunciation, change in timbre, etc. Some patients may not show obvious voice changes in daily conversation, but when singing, they may have more obvious manifestations such as narrowing of the vocal range and limited voice. As the disease progresses, hoarseness worsens and may develop from intermittent to continuous, and may also occur when making lower sounds. The voice is unstable when speaking loudly, which prompts patients to use excessive force to sing in the hope of improving the vocal effect, but excessive force increases the adverse stimulation to the throat. Often, actors cannot sing or teachers cannot teach because of hoarseness. After detailed inquiry into the medical history, it was found that the patient often had excessive use of voice.

2 The degree of hoarseness of the patient is related to the size and location of the vocal cord polyps. Usually, the larger the polyps, the more severe the hoarseness, and vice versa. When the polyp grows on the free edge of the vocal cord, hoarseness is obvious. When it grows on the upper surface of the vocal cord, it has less effect on voice production. Large polyps with a broad base can cause complete loss of voice. Polyps hanging in the subglottic cavity are often accompanied by cough. If a huge polyp is located between the vocal cords, the patient may completely lose his voice or even block the airway, leading to difficulty breathing and wheezing.

3 Vocal cord polyps are a common throat disease in clinical practice. With the change of living habits, the incidence of vocal cord polyps in our lives is getting higher and higher. The symptoms of polyps have also become a problem that people are very concerned about. So, what are the symptoms of vocal cord polyps? The main symptom is hoarseness, the severity of which varies depending on the size and type of polyp. Small localized polyps only cause slight changes in the voice, while polyps with a broad base cause more severe hoarseness, a low and monotonous tone, inability to sing, and even loss of voice. Large polyps can cause hoarseness in the throat and difficulty breathing. At the beginning, tissue fluid accumulates in the potential space under the epithelium and at the edge of the vocal cord membrane, resulting in local edema, vascular dilation and bleeding, followed by gradual pale edema-like, translucent hyaline degeneration or fibrous hyperplasia, forming oval or round vocal cord polyps, which are divided into two types: localized and generalized. Hoarseness of varying degrees. Laryngoscopy: Vocal cord polyps are mostly grayish white or light red smooth growths on one side, with pedunculated or broad-based or diffuse grayish white sausage-shaped masses on the edge of the vocal cord. The above is the expert’s introduction to vocal cord polyps. I hope it will be helpful to you. Vocal cord polyps threaten your health at any time. Please discover and treat them as soon as possible.