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Unfortunately this was not the case and after around ten days my voice was still extremely hoarse. I had finished the course of penicillin, I had taken paracetamol and had been drinking plenty of fluids as the doctor had advised yet I was still unable to talk in my normal natural way. I did not want to panic, I did not want to over react but there was this nagging thought at the back of my mind that maybe something was seriously wrong with me – throat cancer perhaps. Now you may think that this was some what crazy but I am merely telling the truth – this was the way that my mind was starting to think.

There are a variety of different treatments for laryngitis. Some of them are breathing in moist air, resting your voice, drink plenty of fluids, treat the underlying cause of laryngitis and suck on lozenges. You can breath in moist air by sitting in the bathroom with the shower running on hot or putting hot water in a bowl and breathing in the steam. Drinking plenty of fluids helps to prevent dehydration, treating alcoholism or excessive smoking will help rid of laryngitis and sucking on lozenges makes the throat wetter and takes away the dryness and soreness.Sometimes acid reflux can lead to laryngitis. If so, taking pills to prevent or downplay the symptoms of acid reflux can help against laryngitis. Such pills are Zantac or Prilosec.

Laryngitis occurs when your voice box (larynx) is inflamed due to overuse, irritation or infection. For example, if you’ve been rehearsing a speech or performance, your larynx can fail due to simple exhaustion. The movement and vibration of healthy vocal chords is what produces sound. Inflammation and swelling result in distortion, causing you to produce little or no sound until the voice box recovers.

Together with overuse, viral infection may also be to blame for laryngitis. For many people, a cold is enough to infect the larynx and cause some degree of hoarseness. More serious viruses like measles and mumps may also cause inflammation of the vocal cords. Most cases of laryngitis are short term and do not involve serious complications. Still, soothing irritation and promoting a quick recovery are of high importance to many patients.

Remedies:

1. Cayenne pepper: Add ¼ teaspoon of cayenne pepper and a few drops of lemon juice in a cup of boiling water. Stir it and sip slowly.
2. Essentials oil: Boil a pot of water and remove from the stove. Add 2 drops of chamomile essential oil, 3 drops lavender essential oil and 2 drops thyme essential oil. Make a tent over the head and the pot and inhale.
3. Ginger: Peel the skin from a small ginger root, slice the root into thin coins and place the pieces into a small pot of water. Boil the pieces to make tea. The tea should turn a yellowish or tan color. Add 3 tablespoon of honey to it and sip the hot tea slowly.
4. Make a mixture of honey and lemon and gargle it.
5. To stop spasms in the throat suck on a piece of ice.
6. Suck on lozenges periodically throughout the day to moisten the throat.
7. Slice three large onions and put them in four or five cups of water; simmer until syrupy; strain. Next, put five to six tablespoon of the syrup into a glass of warm water along with a tablespoon of honey and a dash of lemon. Sip slowly.
8. Make a gargle of sea salt and water and use several times a day.
9. Any hot tea will stimulate the throat and help relax the vocal cords.
10. Add a little honey to the juice of 10 basil leaves and lick slowly.
11. Drink a mixture of 2 tablespoon of onion juice and 1 tablespoon of honey.
12. Avoid too much of talking or clearing the throat.
13. Quit smoking.
14. Drink less of alcohol and more of water. Take lots of fluids.

Treatments

Laryngitis is defined as an inflammation of larynx (voice box) due to overuse, irritation or infection generally associated with hoarseness or loss of voice. The larynx is the part of voice. When speaking, two membranes in the larynx – the vocal cords – vibrate to produce sound. It is a structure for supporting the cartilage, muscles and mucous membranes that forms the entrance of windpipe.

Due to laryngitis, vocal cords become inflamed or irritated. They swell, causing distortion of the sounds made by air passing over them. As a result, voice sounds hoarse. Viral infection of the upper airways is the most common cause of laryngitis , such as the common cold. Excessive use of the voice up to long time, an allergic reaction, and inhalation of irritants such as cigarette smoke can cause acute or chronic laryngitis.