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After reviewing your symptoms, your doctor will ask you about your lifestyle, especially:
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Whether you smoke
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Whether you drink alcohol, and how much you drink
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Whether you engage in activities that require shouting or constant talking
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Whether you often are exposed to chemicals or dusts on the job
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Whether you have had any recent surgery or trauma to the throat, including surgical procedures in which your vocal cords might have...
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Laryngitis
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
What Is It? Laryngitis is an inflammation or infection of the voice box (larynx) and the vocal cords it contains. Laryngitis makes the vocal cords... Read more »
Laryngitis
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Laryngitis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the larynx (voice box), which is located in the upper part of the respiratory tract.It... Read more »
Laryngitis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Laryngitis is swelling and irritation (inflammation) of the voice box (larynx) that is usually associated with hoarseness or loss of voice. ... Read more »
Laryngeal nerve damage
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Laryngeal nerve damage is injury to one or both of the nerves that are attached to the voice box.Alternative NamesVocal cord paralysisCauses,... Read more »
Cancer: throat or larynx
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Cancer of the throat is cancer of the vocal cords, voice box (larynx), or other areas of the throat.Alternative NamesVocal cord cancer; Throat... Read more »
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