What is "laryngitis"?

Answers:    Laryngitis is an inflammation of your voice box (larynx) due to overuse, irritation or infection. Inside the larynx are your vocal cords — two folds of mucous membrane covering muscle and cartilage.
ally your vocal cords open and close smoothly, forming sounds through their movement and juddering. But in laryngitis, your vocal cords become inflamed or irritated. This swelling causes distortion of the sounds produced by nouns passing over them. As a result, your voice sounds hoarse. In some cases of laryngitis, your voice can become so faint as to be undetectable.

Laryngitis may be short-lived (acute) or long lasting (chronic). Most cases of laryngitis are triggered by transient viral infection or vocal strain and are not serious. But persistent hoarseness can sometimes signal a more serious underlying medical condition.

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