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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
Laryngitis is initially diagnosed by a doctor through the following methods:
- Medical history - the doctor will ask a series of questions about your symptoms (especially the duration and severity), your family medical history (if anyone else has similar symptoms) and some questions about whether you smoke or have any other risk factors associated with this condition
- Physical examination - the doctor will examine the throat by viewing the inside to see if there is inflammation in the back of the throat and by feeling the outside of the throat for inflammation of the glands. The doctor will also listen to the lungs with a stethoscope, to determine if there is a lower respiratory infection
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If symptoms persist, a referral to an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist who may do further examinations and tests:
- Laryngoscopy - the laryngoscopy test is performed by the ENT specialist (or even regular doctor) to get a better of the view the larynx with a tube that has a special mirror and light and which that is put into the back of the throat
- Biopsy - if the laryngitis does not improve and symptoms get worse, some cells can be taken of the larynx to be examined under a microscope for malignancy (or other problems)
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< 7: when to see a doctor 9: conventional treatment > 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.
