Causes of hoarseness

Every girl wants to have a sweet and sexy voice so that she can be liked by more people; every boy wants his voice to be magnetic, wild and show his charm. There are differences between men and women's voices. Men's voices are thicker and rougher, while women's voices are more delicate. However, hoarseness of the voice often occurs. So, what are the causes of hoarseness?

If we overuse our throats, like street vendors and shop owners in shopping malls, who have to talk non-stop throughout the day to attract customers, it is easy to cause dry and astringent throats, and they have to constantly drink water to moisturize their throats. There are many reasons for hoarseness, the most common ones include pharyngitis, hoarseness caused by colds, etc.

Causes of hoarseness:

1. Vocal cord polyps, vocal cord nodules, and chronic laryngitis: Patients often have a history of excessive pronunciation, such as talking for a long time, shouting loudly, crying for a long time, or improper use of the voice, which will lead to persistent hoarseness. Vocal cord nodules and vocal cord polyps often manifest as persistent hoarseness.

2. Accompanied by sore throat and pain when swallowing, which occurs after a cold and fever, it may be acute pharyngitis. If the sore throat is severe and does not heal for a long time, you should consider the possibility of laryngeal tuberculosis or malignant tumor.

3. The voice becomes hoarse or even shrill, accompanied by a feeling of throat obstruction, cough, blood in sputum, and a lump in the neck. Older patients should be alert to the possibility of laryngeal cancer.

4. A foreign body sensation in the body, accompanied by cough, fatigue in the voice, or a craving for food before going to bed, or frequent acid reflux and belching may also be reflux laryngitis, but some patients with reflux laryngitis may have only one symptom.

5. In addition, trauma, including cricoarytenoid joint dislocation and physical and chemical damage to the larynx can also cause hoarseness.

The human larynx must meet the following conditions to produce normal sounds:

The muscles in the larynx must work together to automatically adjust the tension of the muscles

The edges of the vocal cords must be neat, smooth, flat and have good elasticity

The vocal cords must be close to the midline and closed.

Hoarseness is a very common phenomenon in life. There are many reasons for hoarseness. For example, in the hot summer, when people are exposed to the scorching sun for a long time, the water in the human body evaporates quickly. If water is not replenished in time, it is easy to become dry in the mouth and cause hoarseness. There are also some pathological reasons. If hoarseness is caused by illness, you should seek medical attention in time to avoid delaying treatment and causing greater harm to yourself.