The Hoarseness, more correctly called Dysphonia, It is an alteration of the voice that can be due to different diseases.
Causes of > #8217; hoarseness
The most common cause is acute laryngitis, produced by the inflammation of the vocal cords in the course of a viral infection or a vessel of the voice. When the alteration persists more than 2-3 few weeks it is necessary to examine the vocal cords to rule out the presence of nodules, ovarian cysts and polyps of vocal cords, caused or favoured by poor vocal technique, as well as chronic laryngitis and tumors of the larynx, related to tobacco.
The treatment of dysphonia depends on the cause and may require speech therapy (rehabilitation and / or rehabilitation of the voice) and even the vocal cords surgery.
Hoarseness in children
In children with recurrent or persistent dysphonia are often vocal nodules or congenital lesions, and part of his treatment should carry out a study of > #8217; hearing since if the child does not feel well tends also to force more voice. However, the > #8217; exploration of the vocal folds below 7-8 years it is often difficult for difficulty in collecting·collaboration on the part of the > #8217; child.
