Who can treat hoarseness?
› Hoarseness due to a cold or flu may be evaluated by family physicians, pediatricians and internists have learned how to examine the larynx). When hoarseness lasts longer than two weeks or has no obvious cause, it should be evaluated by an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon. Problems with the voice are best managed by a team of professionals who know and understand how the voice functions. These professionals are the laryngologists and speech language pathologists. Voice disorders have many different characteristics which may give professionals a clue to the cause.
