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Article: Swollen vocal cords can make you hoarse
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
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- January 11, 2007
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Have you ever shouted so much at a game that your voice was different the next day? Even if it hasn't happened to you, you've almost certainly heard someone whose voice has sounded strange at one time or another.
A hoarse voice is caused by irritation of the vocal cords in your throat, called laryngitis (pronounced lair-in-JY-tis). It's pretty common and can come from a cold or even too much talking or screaming.
Typically when someone is not able to make a sound, a virus has caused swelling in the larynx, which is the part of the throat that produces a person's voice. Here's what happens:
Your larynx, or voice box, is covered ...