Can A Sore Throat With Low Volume And Speaking Difficulty For A Long Time Be Completely Cured?

Posted on Tue, 11 Jan 2022

Question: hi doctor, my dad has a sore throat for a longtime and now his voice is slowly getting lower and at times has difficulty to speak. he is 58 years old.

Answered by Dr. Riddhi Shah (16 hours later)

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Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I would like to know answers of the following questions for better understanding of the problem:
1.Does your father suffers from acidity?
2.Does he suffers from long standing cold/sinusitis/allergy/cough?
3.Does he have the habit of speaking too much or speaking loudly?
4.Any history of smoking/tobacco chewing?
5.If possible, can you upload the picture of throat?

Awaiting for your answers.
Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Riddhi Shah (32 minutes later)

He speaks loudly always, no history of cold or no tobacco.. an endoscopy was done and he had white colour v shaped thing inside the throat.. can it be cured with medicines

Answered by Dr. Riddhi Shah (22 minutes later)

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Detailed Answer:
Hi,thank you for your reply.
Looking at the information given by you,he might be suffering from chronic laryngitis(long standing inflammation of the voice box).

He need to speak softly.Voice misuse and overuse should be avoided.
Do steam inhalation and warm saline gargles.
Avoid cold food and dust.

If possible,send me the endoscopic report.

Thanks and regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Riddhi Shah (6 hours later)

endoscop

Answered by Dr. Riddhi Shah (17 hours later)

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Detailed Answer:
Hi,I have gone through the endoscopic report.

In such a case,endoscopic biopsy of the whitish patch over the vocal cords is required.

Surgical excision/laser removal of the whitish patch is needed.

Take care.

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Follow up: Dr. Riddhi Shah (7 hours later)

is it safe to do ?? will it not turn into cancer

Answered by Dr. Riddhi Shah (18 hours later)

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Detailed Answer:
Hi,thank you for your follow up query.

The whitish patch over the vocal cords may be due to an inflammation,or it may be a pre-cancerous lesion,on in few cases may be a cancer.

This can be only be diagnosed by Endoscopic biopsy.
So it is very necessary.

And then the treatment (surgical/laser removal of the lesion/radiotherapy) would depend upon the diagnosis.

Thanks and regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana