DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've had a hoarse sounding voice for a few weeks. My husband thinks it could be more than just a cold and that I should be seen by my doctor, but isn't what I'm experiencing normal ...

Although hoarseness is common, it is not always easy to determine its cause. A hoarse voice may sound raspy, strained and have decreased volume. It is the result of some event or disorder that affects ...

A sore throat or hoarseness doesn’t always indicate cancer, but if a change in voice and difficulty swallowing persist for ...

Although hoarseness is common, it is not always easy to determine its cause. A hoarse voice may sound raspy, strained and have decreased volume. It is the result of some insult or disorder that ...

It’s normal to have a hoarse voice here and there. But if you find that you’re regularly raspy, you could be dealing with a condition called laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), a.k.a. “silent reflux.” For ...

I know that chronic hoarseness with a sore throat can be a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). How can I better identify this problem in primary care? GERD is generally defined as ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids born with cleft palate were no more likely than kids in the general population to suffer from hoarseness in a new study of almost 500 children who had undergone palate ...

Q: Since I started using Trelegy for my asthma, my voice has been hoarse. I also feel hungry more often. Do other Trelegy users complain about these problems? A: The powerful corticosteroid ...

For patients presenting with persistent hoarseness, early visualization of the larynx and vocal folds can expedite a diagnosis and should be conducted before empirical treatment for gastroesophageal ...

Dysphonia is the medical term for disorders of the voice: an impairment in the ability to produce voice sounds using the vocal organs (it is distinct from dysarthria which means disorders of speech, ...