What is Vocal Cord Polyp?

• The vocal cords, located in the voice box in the middle of the neck, are two tough, fibrous bands that vibrate to produce sound
• A polyp is a soft, smooth lump containing mostly blood and blood vessels which is a non cancerous growth on vocal cords that affect the voice.

Other names are

• Laryngeal polyps
• Polyp laryngeal
• Vocal polyp

Why it occurs?

Following are the causes for the formation of vocal cord polyp:

• Chronic infections caused by allergy and inhalation of irritants
• Chronic cigarette smoking
• Extensive use of voice like in lecturer, clergyman, singers, etc.
• Vocal cord polyps are more common in male children, female adolescents and female adults. This may be due in part to the faster speed at which the cords vibrate to produce higher-pitched voices

What are the symptoms?

• Voice becomes breathy-sounding and harsh.
• Patient complains of hoarseness of voice which develops slowly

How it can be diagnosed?

• There are many other reasons of hoarseness of voice like simple laryngitis, vocal cord paralysis, cancer of vocal cord, etc.
• To rule out other possibilities your physician will do direct or indirect visualization of the larynx with a mirror or laryngoscope
• To exclude carcinoma of larynx, biopsy can also be done in doubtful cases
• More elaborate scopes, including a videostroboscope allow better views while the cords are producing sounds

What are the preventive measures?

• Careful use of voice will prevent laryngeal polyps
• Avoid screaming and loud talking
• Not whispering or speaking at a higher or lower pitch than is natural
• Avoid irritating substance to be inhaled
• Quit smoking

Homeopathic treatment:

• Homeopathy can also helps you to get rid off vocal cord polyp without surgery!
• The homeopath will take the detailed history of your complain as well as your personality
• Homeopathic medicines act on you as a whole and it is not concentrating only the local part which is affected
• It will act on both- physical as well as mental plane so homeopath need to know about your attitude in life, your emotions, tensions, worries, etc along with your physical complains
• So don’t worry accept homeopathy and invite happiness to your life!