Is Smoking Is A Major Cause Of Hoarseness?
Seems to be laryngitis.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns that your having hoarseness of voice. I would like to ask you few more details.
Is there any cough or wheezing ?
Is your change of voice associated with any difficulty in swallowing ?
Kindly get back to me with the details.
Based on your clinical details, it appears to be smoker's bronchitis or laryngitis or voice box growth.
As such, smoking is a commanest cause for cancer. Smokers for a prolonged periods of smoking habit should be evaluated.
I suggest you to to consult ent surgeon and get laryngoscopy and x-ray chest. depending on the examination reports further treatment is required accordingly.
Mean time, stop smoking, do steam inhalation.
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Wishing you good health.