How to treat vocal cord edema, the main methods are these

Nowadays, vocal cord edema is a disease that has become more and more common in our lives. If you want to treat it well, the first thing the patient needs to do is to keep silent. You can also use some antibiotics and other drugs appropriately under the guidance of a doctor. Of course, compared with drug therapy, the effect of surgical treatment is better, and the patient's recovery will be more thorough. However, you must pay attention to choosing a regular hospital and do a good job of voice training before and after the operation.

1. Silence Regardless of whether there is bleeding in the vocal cords, silence is the first necessary measure. The patient should not speak for 2-3 days.

2. Drug injection around the vocal cords: antibiotics (such as lincomycin 600mg) and hormones (such as dexamethasone 2-5mg), injected next to the vocal cords.

3. Use of antibiotics and hormones The use of antibiotics is to control upper respiratory tract infections and eliminate inflammatory lesions of the upper respiratory tract such as the vocal cords. Hormones eliminate inflammatory lesions such as vocal cord congestion, as well as its immunosuppressive effect, reducing the formation and release of histamine, 5-hydroxytryptamine and other active substances, thereby reducing allergic reactions and reducing vascular permeability.

Once vocal cord edema forms, it is difficult to cure with drugs and should be surgically removed as soon as possible. Otherwise, in addition to long-term hoarseness and difficulty speaking, the lesion is likely to continue to develop. For example, if only one side of the vocal cord is lesioned, bilateral lesions may occur due to frequent friction with the contralateral vocal cord. In severe cases, it may develop into polyp-like changes on the surface of both vocal cords, that is, both vocal cords are completely wrapped by polyps, resulting in difficulty breathing and the need for tracheotomy. The principle of treatment for vocal cord edema is surgical removal and voice training. Voice training is necessary before and after surgery.