Hoarseness.
The symptom of hoarseness is one with many causes and several treatments. It is the abnormal production of sound, perceived as raspiness, breathiness, harshness, vocal tension, or lower pitched voice. Whether the patient notices vocal fatigue or says that it's harder to talk with a worsening voice as the day progresses, the underlying cause of the hoarseness must be found. Only then can the hoarseness or the disease leading to it be treated competently to bring the patient and the voice back to health.
Mayo Medical School, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Rochester, Minnesota.
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D006685:Hoarseness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology