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Symptoms of Laryngitis

Symptoms of Laryngitis

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Laryngitis includes the 18 symptoms listed below:

• Hoarseness
• Loss of voice
• Sore throat
• Difficulty swallowing
• Lump in throat feeling
• Fever
• Symptoms of laryngitis can vary, depending on the severity and also the cause. The most common, and obvious, symptom is
• Impaired speech, ranging from a raspy hoarseness to the total loss of ability to speak, except at a whisper.
• Dry, sore throat
• Coughing
• Sensation of swelling in the area of the larynx
• Cold or flu-like symptoms
• Swollen lymph glands in the throat, chest, or face
• Sensation of a lump in the throat or constant need to clear the throat
• Difficulty breathing
• Difficulty singing
• Difficulty eating
• Temporary or complete loss of the voice
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Laryngitis?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Laryngitis includes:

• Larynx cancer
• Hoarseness
• Upper Respiratory Infection
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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Coughing - see all causes of Coughing
• Difficulty breathing - see all causes of Breathing difficulties
• Difficulty eating - see all causes of Eating symptoms
• Difficulty swallowing - see all causes of Swallowing difficulty
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Hoarseness - see all causes of Hoarse
• Loss of voice - see all causes of Loss of voice
• Lump in throat feeling - see all causes of Throat symptoms
• Sore throat - see all causes of Sore throat

Medical Books Online about Laryngitis

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Laryngitis are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Laryngitis.

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Symptoms of Laryngitis: Online Medical Books

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Laryngitis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Acute laryngitis typically begins with hoarseness, ranging from mild to complete loss of voice. Associated clinical features include pain (especially when swallowing or speaking), a persistent dry cough, fever, laryngeal edema, and malaise. In chronic laryngitis, persistent hoarseness is usually the only symptom.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Laryngeal cancer: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

In intrinsic laryngeal cancer, the dominant and earliest symptom is hoarseness that persists longer than 3 weeks; in extrinsic cancer, it's a lump in the throat or pain or burning in the throat when drinking citrus juice or hot liquid. Later clinical effects of metastasis include dysphagia, dyspnea, cough, enlarged cervical lymph nodes, and pain radiating to the ear.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Whooping cough: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

After an incubation period of about 7 to 10 days, B. pertussis enters the tracheobronchial mucosa, where it produces progressively tenacious mucus. Whooping cough follows a classic 6-week course that includes three stages, each of which lasts about 2 weeks.

First, the catarrhal stage characteristically produces an irritating hacking, nocturnal cough, anorexia, sneezing, listlessness, infected conjunctiva and, occasionally, a low-grade fever. This stage is highly communicable.

After a period of 7 to 14 days, the paroxysmal stage produces spasmodic and recurrent coughing that may expel tenacious mucus. Each cough characteristically ends in a loud, crowing inspiratory whoop; excessive coughing; and choking on mucus, causing vomiting. (Patients with persistent cough should be evaluated for whooping cough, because not every patient will develop paroxysms or the distinctive whooping sound.) Paroxysmal coughing may induce such complications as nosebleed, increased venous pressure, periorbital edema, conjunctival hemorrhage, hemorrhage of the anterior chamber of the eye, detached retina (and blindness), rectal prolapse, inguinal or umbilical hernia, seizures, atelectasis, and pneumonitis. In infants, choking spells may cause apnea, anoxia, and disturbed acid-base balance. During this stage, patients are highly vulnerable to fatal secondary bacterial or viral infections. Suspect such secondary infection (usually otitis media or pneumonia) in any whooping cough patient with a fever during this stage, because whooping cough itself seldom causes fever.

During the convalescent stage, paroxysmal coughing and vomiting gradually subside. However, for months afterward, even a mild upper respiratory tract infection may trigger paroxysmal coughing. (Paroxysmal coughing may not be present in partially immunized individuals.)

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Laryngitis: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Acute laryngitis typically begins with hoarseness, ranging from mild to complete loss of voice. Associated signs and symptoms include pain (especially when swallowing or speaking), dry cough, fever, laryngeal edema, and malaise. With chronic laryngitis, persistent hoarseness is usually the only sign. With reflux laryngitis, hoarseness and dysphagia are present, but heartburn isn’t.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Laryngeal cancer: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

With intrinsic laryngeal cancer, the dominant and earliest indication is hoarseness that persists longer than 3 weeks; with extrinsic cancer, it’s a lump in the throat or pain or burning in the throat when drinking citrus juice or hot liquid. Later signs and symptoms of metastasis include dysphagia, dyspnea, cough, enlarged cervical lymph nodes, and pain radiating to the ear.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Laryngitis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Laryngitis, it is also important to consider Laryngitis as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Laryngitis may cause:

• Cough
• Dysphonia
• Stridor

- (Source - Diseases Database)

Laryngitis as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Laryngitis as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Laryngitis.

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About signs and symptoms of Laryngitis:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Laryngitis. This signs and symptoms information for Laryngitis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Laryngitis signs or Laryngitis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Laryngitis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Laryngitis symptoms.

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