Can vocal cord atrophy recover?

If there is a problem with a person's vocal cords, it will directly affect the sound of speaking. For example, some patients have vocal cord atrophy. The so-called vocal cord atrophy is actually the atrophy of the vocal cord muscles, which makes the patient very tired when speaking. At the same time, the voice will be accompanied by a hoarse feeling and it is impossible to sing. So let us understand together, can vocal cord atrophy be restored?

First, can vocal cord atrophy recover? Vocal cord atrophy refers to the atrophy of the vocal cord tissue and vocal cord muscles. Once the vocal cords atrophy, the vocal cords are prone to not closing tightly when we speak. In this way, the patient will easily feel tired when speaking, and the voice will become hoarse, which will cause the patient to be unable to achieve high and low pitches in time when working and singing.

Second, the cause of vocal cord atrophy is generally unknown and usually has little to do with voice use. This type of patient occurs with the same frequency in both men and women and is not limited to any specific ethnic group. The vocal cord tissue and muscles atrophy. Once the vocal cords atrophy, they are not easy to close tightly when we speak. Then the patient will feel tired when speaking and the voice will become hoarse, which will cause the patient to be unable to reach the high and low notes in time when working and singing.

Can vocal cord atrophy recover? In the early stages, for vocal cord atrophy and vocal cord aging. Patients can receive speech therapy, and generally about 50% of patients can see significant improvement. However, for some patients whose vocal cord atrophy leads to obvious glottal atresia, they can be advised to undergo some vocal cord medialization surgery. There are two types of vocal cord medialization surgery, one is autologous fat filling surgery, and the other is the so-called thyroid cartilage plasty. Autologous fat filling surgery is generally easier for patients to accept, because it usually takes some fat from under the navel and injects it into the vocal cords, so there is no scar on the outside of the patient's neck. Thyroid cartilage plasty refers to drawing a scar of about three centimeters on the thyroid cartilage of the patient's neck and performing a medialization surgery on the thyroid cartilage under the neck, so it is generally less likely to be accepted by patients. For a patient with vocal cord atrophy and vocal cord aging, the patient will be advised to use autologous fat injection as the main surgery for the first time. If the patient absorbs the fat after the injection, it is recommended to inject fat again or recommend the patient to undergo thyroid cartilage plasty surgery.