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What Causes Husky Voice After A Upper Respiratory Tract Infection?

my child develop a bit of husky voice after recent URTI, howvere it has been a month since she recovered by her voice still husky, i saw today that her tonsills enlarged and one of them bigger than the other, otherwise she has no other symptom and generally very well and active

Sat, 22 Feb 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,
The change in voice will be noticed if there is any infection affecting the larynx. This may be a sequel of the Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI).
Whenever the infection spread to larynx and if it is not treated properly with the antibiotics and other remedies it may take few weeks to get back to the normal.
I would have suggested
1. Steam Inhalation with the Vapocaps, which will reduce the edema and improves the condition.
2. Oral antihistamines.
The symptoms will improve with this, if it is not improving even after 1 month, you may have to revisit your ENT surgeon for oral examination an find out the reason for the same.
Thank you.
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What Causes Husky Voice After A Upper Respiratory Tract Infection?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, The change in voice will be noticed if there is any infection affecting the larynx. This may be a sequel of the Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). Whenever the infection spread to larynx and if it is not treated properly with the antibiotics and other remedies it may take few weeks to get back to the normal. I would have suggested 1. Steam Inhalation with the Vapocaps, which will reduce the edema and improves the condition. 2. Oral antihistamines. The symptoms will improve with this, if it is not improving even after 1 month, you may have to revisit your ENT surgeon for oral examination an find out the reason for the same. Thank you.