Health Tip: What's Causing My Laryngitis?
Laryngitis is the inflammation of the larynx, which contains the vocal cords. When those vocal cords become inflamed, your voice often turns hoarse and may all but disappear.
The U.S. National Library of Medicine lists these common causes of laryngitis:
- The common cold or flu.
- Bacterial or viral infection.
- Bronchitis.
- Pneumonia.
- Allergies.
- Chemical irritation.
- Injury to the larynx.
Health Tip: Testing for Allergies
If you're allergic to one or more things, your doctor may recommend allergy testing to find out what's behind your symptoms.
The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers this look at different types of allergy diagnostics:
- Skin tests, which involve placing potential allergens under the skin to look for any reaction. Skin tests can gauge pollen, food, mold and other potential allergens.
- An elimination diet test looks for foods that can be causing allergy symptoms, and involves removing foods from the diet one at a time.
- Blood tests can be used to detect antibodies to potential allergens in the blood.
- Provocation (challenge) testing exposes someone to particular allergens in a controlled environment to see if there is a reaction.
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