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- What is laryngitis?
- Symptoms of laryngitis
- Causes of laryngitis
- Prevention of laryngitis
- Risk factors for laryngitis
- Complications of laryngitis
- When to see a doctor about laryngitis
- Diagnosis of laryngitis
- Conventional treatment of laryngitis
- Alternative/complementary treatment of laryngitis
- Living with laryngitis
- Caring for someone with laryngitis
There are a number of risk factors associated with the development of laryngitis:
- Allergies - people with allergies can often experience a sore throat due to their condition and this can easily develop into laryngitis
- Excessive alcohol intake - excessive alcohol intake can is a risk factor for not only GERD (gastro-eosophageal reflux disease) which can result in laryngitis, but the excessive alcohol intake itself can irritate the larynx even if GERD does not occur and increase risk of laryngitis
- GERD - people with gastro-eosophageal reflux disease (GERD) have an increased risk of developing laryngitis due to the acidic contents of the stomach regurgitating up the eosophagus and irritating the whole of the throat (and often the lungs too) and increasing risk of laryngitis
- Lower respiratory infection - people with any type of lower respiratory infection such as bronchitis, croup, pleurisy, pneumonia and tuberculosis have an increased risk of developing laryngitis due to the infection of the lungs and increased coughing possibly also causing infection and irritation to the larynx too
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- Polyps on the vocal chords - nodular growths on the vocal chords are a common risk factor for the development of laryngitis, as the vocal chords sit on top of the larynx and if the vocal chords are inflamed due to the polyps, the larynx can also become inflamed and hoarse resulting in laryngitis
- Smoking - smoking cigarettes is a very common risk factor for the development of any type of upper and lower respiratory condition, including laryngitis. Smoking cigarettes irritates and damages the larynx tissue, resulting in laryngitis. Not only this, but smoking dampens the immune system, resulting in increased risk of respiratory infection of any type, not just laryngitis
- Upper respiratory infection - any type of upper respiratory infection, such as colds, influenza, pharyngitis, sore throat (with or without productive cough) increase the risk of developing laryngitis due to the infection of the upper respiratory tissues. Laryngitis can result as a secondary infection due to the initial infection in the upper respiratory tissue
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< 4: prevention 6: complications > Last reviewed: 10 November 2007 || Last updated: 3 January 2009
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
