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Article: Laryngitis
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Laryngitis
Why Do People Get Laryngitis?
What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Laryngitis?
How Is Laryngitis Diagnosed and Treated?
Preventing Laryngitis
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Laryngitis (lair-in-JY-tis) is an inflammation of the vocal cords that causes hoarseness or a temporary loss of voice.
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Hoarseness
Larynx
Loss of voice
Respiratory infections
Vocal cords
Voice disorders
The vocal cords are the two bands of muscle found inside the larynx (LAIR-inks), or voice box, located between the base of the tongue and the top of the
trachea*
. As they let air into and out of the lungs, the vocal cords are relaxed. When a ...