What is the treatment for laryngitis?
As with any other structure in the body that gets inflamed, rest is the key to recovery. For laryngitis, that means limiting the amount of talking. If talking is required, one should avoid whispering and instead talk in a regular voice, regardless of how it sounds. Whispering requires the vocal cords to be stretched tightly and requires more work by the surrounding muscles. • The treatment for viral laryngitis is supportive: plenty of fluids, humidified air, acetaminophen or ibuprofen for pain, and the investment of time for recovery. • For patients with significant laryngitis, a short course of steroids (prednisone, prednisolone, or dexamethasone) may be used to decrease the inflammation and shorten the course of symptoms. Dexamethasone as a single dose given orally (Decadron, DexPak) or by intramuscular injection (Adrenocot, CPC-Cort-D, Decadron Phosphate, Decaject-10, Solurex) may be used to treat croup. • The treatment of chromic laryngitis will be determined by the cause of the in
