Chronic laryngitis: causes, symptoms, treatment

Chronic laryngitis - the disease of the respiratory tract, accompanied by inflammation of the larynx.

The main types of the disease are:

catarrhal chronic laryngitis - there is a slight reddening of the larynx, minor changes voice and gentle cough;
chronic hyperplastic laryngitis - inflammation of the larynx strong enough voice changed, a strong cough;
atrophic chronic laryngitis is a severe form of the disease, which occur atrophic processes in the pharynx and larynx.

Causes of chronic laryngitis

Factors influencing the development of chronic laryngitis, are:

  • frequent acute laryngitis;
  • the tension of the vocal cords;
  • the use of alcoholic beverages;
  • Smoking;
  • stagnation in the airway caused by other diseases (heart, lungs).

In addition, the cause of chronic laryngitis may become inhalation of harmful toxic substances and a large number of dust particles.

The symptoms of chronic laryngitis

Signs of chronic laryngitis vary depending on the species, however, common symptoms are:

  • redness of the throat;
  • the different degree of change the vote;
  • cough (from weak in the case of catarrhal to severe chronic hyperplastic laryngitis);
  • General weakness.

Chronic laryngitis may increase body temperature, headaches.

How to cure chronic laryngitis?

Treatment of chronic laryngitis is carried out comprehensively. The patient is assigned to the injection of drugs in the throat, physiotherapy, a Spa treatment.

Specialists of our rehabilitation center coped successfully with chronic laryngitis with balneotherapy, mud and other procedures.


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