Homeopathy Health Care

What is laryngitis?

Larynx is an organ of voice, when some one speaks; two membranes in the larynx - the vocal cords - vibrate to make sound. Laryngitis is inflammation or irritation of the tissues of the larynx.

What causes laryngitis?

It’s a viral infection of the upper airways. It also causes by some kind of injury as an infection, smoking and other inhaled irritants, drinking of spirits, contact with caustic or acidic substances including the acid reflux from the stomach, vocal overuse, allergic reaction it may also cause due to direct trauma.



Remedies/ Symptoms:

ACONITE

• Laryngitis with inflammatory fever.
• Larynx sensitive to touch and to inspired air, as if denuded.
• Voice husky, can scarcely speak, wants to cough, gut cannot

• Frequent hemming and bringing up small, firm lumps of phlegm, without cough.
• Frequent ticking irritation in windpipe.
• Short breath in walking, has to stand still to get his breath.
• Laryngophthisis.

• Catarrhal laryngitis.
• Larynx feel dry and sore.
• Dry, short cough, by swallowing and deep breathing, hoarseness.
• Probably from hepatic troubles.

• Burning pain in larynx, increased by daytime deglutition.
• Short, dry, cough in rapid paroxysms, mostly in daytime, less at night in warm bed.
• Predicting ulcerations, after extensive ulceration has taken place as acrid, sero-purulent discharge comes from the ulcer.

• Acute laryngitis, vocal cords bright red.
• Feeling of fullness and soreness in dry larynx.
• Deglutition painful and difficult, swollen tonsils.
• Aversion to all drinks.
• Pain in larynx when talking