The strong smell of the New Year has not yet dissipated, and there are more and more people in the hospital who are hoarse and struggling to speak, including aunts who love to sing, teachers who are preparing to return to work, and people who usually speak loudly. Their common characteristic is that they have bad vocal habits, which leads to vocal cord polyps!
Learn about vocal cord polyps.
The vocal cords are located in the middle of the laryngeal cavity and are composed of three parts: vocal cord muscles, vocal cord ligaments and mucous membranes, which are symmetrical and are the main organs of vocalization. Vocal cord polyps are benign hyperplastic lesions of the vocal cords.
Long-term improper or excessive use of voice, upper respiratory tract lesions, long-term inhalation of foreign body stimulation and other reasons, especially long-term high-pitched speech and long-term improper vocal methods, can easily cause frequent congestion and swelling of the laryngeal mucosa, and after a long time, vocal cord polyps will be formed. It is important to note that vocal cord polyps are also susceptible to vocal cord polyps stimulated by gastric acid stimulation from esophageal reflux.
Vocal cord polyps occur with varying degrees of voice changes, such as rough, dull, air-leaking, and hoarseness. People with large vocal cord polyps may have symptoms such as coughing, difficulty breathing, and laryngeal stridor.
How are vocal cord polyps diagnosed?
When an otolaryngologist suspects a vocal cord polyp, he or she will generally confirm the diagnosis by asking the patient's medical history, combining the symptoms, and performing auxiliary examinations such as indirect laryngoscopy, fiberoptic laryngoscopy, and pathological testing.
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Prevention and treatment of vocal cord polyps.
Prophylaxis. 1. Carry out daily voice training, use your voice scientifically, and develop good voice habits;
2. Quit smoking and drinking, and stay away from dusty and irritating environments;
3. Eat lightly and avoid spicy and stimulating foods.
*。1. Early vocal cord edema is mainly based on nebulization and swelling reduction and scientific use of the voice.
2. When the formation of vocal cord polyps affects normal life in the later stage, surgical resection is the main method, supplemented by nebulization inhalation and other means**, and absolute silence is required for 24 hours after surgery.
3. Vocal cord polyps are benign proliferative lesions, and general general anesthesia minimally invasive microsurgery can be operated under local anesthesia electronic laryngoscopy for small polyps sensitive to partial anesthesia. Postoperative traditional Chinese medicine conditioning, scientific use of the voice, reduce **.
Tips: If you feel hoarseness, roughness, foreign body sensation, or even difficulty breathing, or stridor, please do not self-medicate, rest and seek medical attention in time**.
*:Li County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine ENT Department Follow @Hunan Medical Chat to get more health science information!
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