How to treat laryngitis
Before delving into homeopathic treatment let us first discuss the conventional or allopathic treatment available.
Allopathic approach to treat laryngitis
Acute laryngitis gets better on its own within a week or so. Self-care with the
help of home remedies will reduce the duration of the suffering.
Chronic laryngitis whereas needs the help of medications as the associated causes
needs to be dealt with.
Medications used in such cases include the following:
The antibiotics: In certain cases where the bacterial invasion is the cause, antibiotics
help in giving some relief. But the cases where the problem has arisen due to viral
invasion antibiotics don’t seem to help at all.
Corticosteroids: Help in reducing the inflammation of the cords but fail to achieve
complete cure.
Homeopathic approach to treat laryngitis
In my opinion, homeopathy should be the first choice of treatment in cases of laryngitis whether acute or chronic. The approach
is holistic and individual specific. Proper and complete history taking of the patient
itself reveals the underlying cause of the disease and then the treatment is advised
accordingly.
Let us see how homeopathy works in acute cases. In acute cases of laryngitis remedies
act wonderfully and quickly contrary to the belief that homeopathy acts slowly and
gradually. One of the most common causes of the problem; that is virus is dealt
well with the help of homeopathic remedies. Remedies prescribed boost the immune
system of the body by creating unfavorable environment for that particular virus
and provide long standing relief. There are no antibiotics and pain killers in homeopathy
but remedies are capable to create such an atmosphere in the body where no harmful
organisms can exist.
Acute symptoms such as sore throat, dry throat and dry cough can be easily relieved
with the help of remedies. If laryngitis is a result of overuse of the voice or
trauma to the vocal cord then also homeopathy has specific remedies contrary to
conventional treatment where prescription does not change according to the cause
of the problem but remains same for everyone suffering from the same illness.
For example, Aconitum napellus helps when there is hoarseness of sudden onset especially
after exposure to cold, dry wind. Similarly we have Argentum nitricum which is used
when there is overuse of the throat or voice like in cases of singers or speakers.
The dosage, potency and repetition of the above said remedies varies according to
the patient’s susceptibility and sensitivity which is known best to the homeopathic
physician only. Because prescribing remedies is a combination of art, science, logic
and experience on the part of the homeopath.
Homeopathic prescription is always tailor made according to a particular patient
and not ready made like other system of medicines.
The pattern of the disease in terms of occurrence, intensity and manifestation differs
completely in every individual case so accordingly the remedy also differs for each
and every individual case.
People usually are seen suffering from laryngitis when there is a change in the
season or there is change of place. Just at the start of it, one can immediately
intervene and take the medicines as prescribed. Problem will resolve then and there
without any side effects and without any chances of recurrence.
Let us turn to chronic laryngitis now. Treating cases of laryngitis is a time consuming
process but betterment is inevitable. Chronic laryngitis causes more discomfort
to the patient as compared to acute one. In order to treat chronic laryngitis constitutional
approach is considered in which deep constitutional homeopathic treatment is given
to the patient.
While treating chronic cases the root or maintaining cause is also taken into account
and should be eliminated. For example excessive alcohol consumption has to be stopped,
smokers have to quit smoking, and singers have to stop singing for the time being.
Causes like acid reflux which usually lead to chronic irritation of the throat and
ultimately result in inflammation of the larynx need to be treated first to establish
complete symptomatic relief.
Symptoms such as pain in the throat, tickling sensation, sensitivity, roughness,
hoarseness, cough and many more can be easily waved a good bye with the help of
homeopathic remedies.
Homeopathy is also a great help in old age chronic laryngitis when the vitality
of the person is getting degraded and the risk of allergies and infections increases.
The remedies help to boost immunity and help you fight the allergies and infections.
To sum up all you need is a good homeopathy doctor, who could study your case properly and
prescribe you the best suitable remedy according to your symptoms.
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What is laryngitis
Larynx is the voice box which helps us to whisper, talk, shout, sing or scream.
Laryngitis is an inflammation of the voice box (larynx), which is a hollow muscular
organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holds the vocal cords. In laryngitis,
vocal cords become inflamed or irritated.
What are the types and causes of laryngitis
Laryngitis may be short lived (acute) or long lasting (chronic).
Acute laryngitis: Inflammation of the larynx for a short time where it gets better
quickly after treating the related cause. It lasts for almost a week or two but
not more than that.
Most cases of acute laryngitis are triggered by viral infection similar to common
cold, bacteria, allergies, exposure to certain harsh chemicals or toxins and vocal
strain caused by yelling or overusing the voice.
Chronic laryngitis: Laryngitis that lasts longer than 3 weeks is known as chronic
laryngitis. Chronic laryngitis is generally caused by exposure to irritants over
time.
Most common causes of chronic nature of disease is repeated attacks of acute laryngitis,
excessive use of voice especially in dusty atmospheres, heavy tobacco smoking, mouth
breathing from nasal obstruction, acid reflux, alcohol abuse, growths or tumors
that develop on or around the vocal cords and chronic infection of nasal sinuses.
Rare causes include cancer, bowing of the vocal cords in old age and vocal cord
paralysis.
What are the symptoms of laryngitis
The symptomatic picture varies from patient to patient. Following are the symptoms
which are caused by laryngitis in general:
- Sore throat
- Dry throat
- Dry cough
- Tickling and rawness in the throat
- Irritating and painful cough
- Constant urge to clear throat
- Pain with swallowing
- Uneasiness in swallowing food or sometimes water
- Difficulty in speaking
- Hoarseness and loss of voice
- Pain when speaking
- Voice may sound raspy, deeper than normal, may break now and then
- Tingling sensation in the ear
- Dryness in the larynx with sensitivity extending to the chest
- Fever
What are the complications of laryngitis
In cases of laryngitis which are caused by bacteria or virus, infection may spread
to other parts of the chest causing tracheitis, bronchitis, pneumonia if not treated
properly.
How is laryngitis diagnosed
The disease is easy to diagnose by taking proper case history. The visual examination
of the throat may be performed with the help of laryngoscope.
There are two techniques used to finalize the diagnosis:
Precautions during laryngitis
- Don’t talk, give rest to the voice completely
- Do not strain your voice
- Drink plenty of liquids such as water, tea mixed with little honey and lemon
- Use herbal tea
- Quit taking alcohol or smoking
- Inhale steam from a pot of boiling water
- Eating foods like ginger, honey, lemon, garlic helps
- Apply warm compresses to the throat
- Rest the body completely
- Relax and exercise
- Yoga has the power to prevent a lot many situations