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Doctors Warn Persistent Hoarseness After Two Weeks Needs Attention
Hoarseness means your voice sounds rough or different.
A doctor says viral infections can commonly cause this problem.
Hoarseness can also happen after the infection has mostly gone away.
Fever and throat pain may settle first.
Then a person may notice a change in their voice.
The report warns that hoarseness lasting two weeks should not be ignored.
Dr. Shruthi Sreekumar discussed this symptom.
She works in the ENT department at Rela Hospital.
Hoarseness lasting two weeks is highlighted as a symptom that should not be ignored.
Dr. Shruthi Sreekumar says viral and post-viral infections are common causes of hoarseness.
Voice changes may appear after fever and throat pain from a viral infection have settled.
The doctor is an Associate Consultant in ENT at Rela Hospital.
The report focuses on hoarseness that continues after an apparent viral illness.
- Who
- Dr. Shruthi Sreekumar, Associate Consultant in ENT at Rela Hospital.
- What
- Persistent hoarseness or a change in voice after an illness.
- Where
- Rela Hospital.
- When
- When hoarseness continues for two weeks; voice changes may occur after fever and throat pain settle.
- Why
- Viral and post-viral infections are among the common causes of hoarseness.
Key facts
- Symptom
- Hoarseness or a change in voice
- Duration highlighted
- Two weeks
- Common causes
- Viral and post-viral infections
- Related symptoms
- Fever and throat pain may settle before voice changes appear
- Expert
- Dr. Shruthi Sreekumar
- Expert role
- Associate Consultant - ENT
- Hospital
- Rela Hospital
Quotes
Dr. Shruthi Sreekumar
Associate Consultant in ENT at Rela Hospital
“Commonly, what we see is immediately because of some viral infection or post-viral infection. After the viral infection, fever and throat pain and all settle, you get an episode of change in voice or hoarseness of voice.”
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