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Polyp seen in the left vocal cord
Polyp seen in the left vocal cord posterior one third
Laryngopharyngeal reflux
Deviated nasal septum to right
SURGERY IS REQUIRED FOR THAT???
Past history-
GERD
Allergy
AIRWAY DISEASE
Coughing
Last ct thorax 2022-
Multilobar bronchial wall thickening with scattered ares of low attenuation seen in bilateral lung.
Spirometry test 2025-
Patient effort was satisfactory, ATS grading for FEV1 & FVC: GRADE A..11.11.2025
Interpretation :Spirometry is within normal limits at the time of testing.
Feno test 2025-
57 PPB
10 sec
Hello I'm Dr Nikita Iyer. In case of activities like constant cleaning of throat, heart burn, voice strain, coughing, the vocal cords tend to run against each other vigorously. This friction can cause vocal cord trauma and sometimes small bleeds which can accumulate and result in polyp formations.
Next Steps
You need to visit a speech therapist who would teach how to control your pitch and breathing to avoid voice strain.
An ENT doctor will help you medically as well as with lifestyle modifications, to get the GERD under control as well as work on the allergies. The size of the polyp could be reduced giving short course steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs after which re-evaluation will be done.
Eventually a surgery would be needed after getting fitness from the pulmonologist.
Health Tips
Ensure there is adequate hydration.
Avoid voice strain or whispering
Avoid tea/coffee empty stomach
Walk for 30 mins after dinner before lying down.
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Start speech therapy and voice rest
Have you taken any short course of steroids and antibiotics?
Kindly resolve GERD issues and give diet restrictions to not aggravate it.
If does not resolve medically in 6 weeks, you can plan for surgery provided the patient is fit from your pulmonologist and anaesthetist
Next Steps
start speech therapy
strict voice rest
Health Tips
no citrus spicy oily caffeinated cold food and drinks.
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