Smoking can seriously affect vocal cords

Smoking and even exposure to smoke can irritate the lining of the voice box which reduces the quality of the voice, and increases the risk of reflux laryngitis and the need to clear the throat. Smoking also reduces ability to use full voice volume as it can reduce lung function. Heavy smokers often develop swollen vocal cords (Reinke's edema). Smoking also increases the risk of a variety of throat cancers.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Express Newsline

Related Disease Topics:

• Cancer
• Throat cancer
• Smoking
• Reflux laryngitis
• Impaired lung function
• Swollen vocal cords
• Reinke's edema

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About: Smoking can seriously affect vocal cords

Date: 17 January 2005

Source: Express Newsline

URL: http://www.expressnewsline.com/articles/fullstory0305-insight-Smoking+cause+vocal+dysfunction-status-11-newsID-2346.html

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Risk and cancer
• Risk and throat cancer
• Risk and smoking
• Risk and reflux laryngitis
• Risk and impaired lung function
• Risk and swollen vocal cords
• Risk and Reinke's edema
• Cause of cancer
• Cause of throat cancer
• Cause of smoking
• Cause of reflux laryngitis
• Cause of impaired lung function
• Cause of swollen vocal cords
• Cause of Reinke's edema

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