Aphonia Causes
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Causes of Aphonia
Aphonia can be caused by:
- Physical conditions-may involve injury, inflammation, or disease, such as:
- Laryngeal Cancer or Thyroid Cancer
- Removal of larynx due to cancer
- Damage to the nerves that affect how the larynx functions
- Paralysis of the vocal chord
- Severe Laryngitis (viral, bacterial, or fungal)
- Thickening of the vocal chords
- Nodules or polyps on the vocal chords
- Vocal abuse (eg, yelling or talking excessively, Tobacco Use Disorder , drinking a lot of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism or caffeine , being exposed to air pollutants)
- Breathing problems that affect the ability to speak
- Primary progressive aphasia (a form of Dementia that affects the ability to communicate)
- Other neurological disorders (eg, Myasthenia Gravis , Multiple Sclerosis , Parkinson's Disease , Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis )
- Injury to the laryngeal nerve after neck or chest surgery
- Psychological conditions, such as:
- Hysterical aphonia (due to psychiatric causes)
- Selective mutism (symptom of an Anxiety disorder)
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