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What Causes Neck Pain, Headache And Cold In An Elderly Person?
hello doctor my name is binita baidhya. i wanna consult about my mom she was 52 year old she has neck problem n pain too she had head ache, ear pain, she said her voice in changed in night time n most of the time she was suffering from cold too. she did biopsy test doctor wasnot sure that s she had cancer or not so i wanna know about my mom problems
Mon, 22 Feb 2016
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Out of all the symptoms mentioned by you, change in voice needs urgent attention.
Change in voice is most commonly due to disorder or growth of vocal cord.
Thus, complete assessment of the vocal cord and surrounding structures is required to look for any growth.
As you have mentioned that the biopsy has been done and it is not showing any cancer, however, possibility of cancer cannot be ruled out.
Rest of the symptoms - headache and ear ache may be associated with primary disorder in the vocal cords or larynx or may be un-associated with it.
Thus, I suggest you to consult your ENT specialist for clinical assessment of the vocal cords and larynx again.
Relevant investigations - CT scan of head and neck region is required to look for any growth and nerve involvement leading to change in voice.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
Out of all the symptoms mentioned by you, change in voice needs urgent attention.
Change in voice is most commonly due to disorder or growth of vocal cord.
Thus, complete assessment of the vocal cord and surrounding structures is required to look for any growth.
As you have mentioned that the biopsy has been done and it is not showing any cancer, however, possibility of cancer cannot be ruled out.
Rest of the symptoms - headache and ear ache may be associated with primary disorder in the vocal cords or larynx or may be un-associated with it.
Thus, I suggest you to consult your ENT specialist for clinical assessment of the vocal cords and larynx again.
Relevant investigations - CT scan of head and neck region is required to look for any growth and nerve involvement leading to change in voice.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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