Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cancer Research UK estimates that 4,100 people die from head and neck cancers in Britain every year - ALEX RATHS Alison Mutch, a ...

When a cold sneaks in, your voice often turns scratchy or quiet, or even unrecognisable. What's going on? A cold often brings swelling of the vocal cords -- smooth folds in your voice box that vibrate ...

Chronic Cough From Smoking: Smoking can directly affect the quality, tone, and hoarseness of your voice. In fact, the smoke from cigarettes and other tobacco products contains hundreds of chemicals.

Cold, flu, COVID and RSV have been circulating across Australia this winter. Many of us have caught and recovered from one of these common upper respiratory tract infections. But for some people their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A variety of health conditions, from Parkinson's disease to Alzheimer's, are linked with changes in how a person speaks and sounds ...

A person may lose their voice for many reasons unrelated to sickness or infection. This may include vocal overuse, vocal cord nodules, and laryngopharyngeal reflux. The larynx contains flaps of tissue ...

Lupus can affect the voice by causing inflammation in the vocal cords, lungs, or surrounding muscles, leading to symptoms like hoarseness, vocal fatigue, or a weak voice. These changes often arise ...

Have you ever shouted so much at a game that your voice was different the next day? Even if it hasn't happened to you, you've almost certainly heard someone whose voice has sounded strange at one time ...

Some types of allergies can cause voice loss or laryngitis. Laryngitis typically occurs due to overuse of the voice, acid reflux, colds, flu, or infection. Laryngitis is irritation or inflammation of ...

Everyone gets the occasional frog in their throat that makes their voice sound different temporarily. Sometimes a cold or seasonal allergies are to blame, especially when you have that post-nasal drip ...