Symptom: Hoarse
Hoarse: Hoarseness or loss of voice
Detailed cause information for symptom: Hoarse:
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Symptoms related to Hoarse: voice symptoms (30), crying (11), larynx symptoms (1)
Hoarse type of: Voice symptoms (30)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions
Possible causes of symptom: Hoarse: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Hoarse as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.
- Coughing
- Persistent cough
- Chronic cough
- Dry air - Air that is dry exacerbates hoarseness even if it doesn't directly cause it.
- Laryngitis - and various causes of laryngitis
- Throat infection (see Sore throat)
- Upper respiratory infection
- Croup
- Acute laryngitis (type of Laryngitis)
- Chronic laryngitis (type of Laryngitis)
- Common cold
- Upper respiratory infection
- Virus
- Overuse of the voice
- Talking too much (see Behavioral symptoms)
- Singing
- Screaming too much
- Excessive smoking
- Excessive drinking
- Larynx condition
- Vocal cord nodule
- Vocal cord polyp
- Larynx papilloma (type of Papilloma)
- Larynx tumor
- Larynx cancer
- Prior neck surgery
- Radiation therapy to the neck
- Acid reflux
- Night-time acid reflux
- Postnasal drip
- Cigarette smoke inhalation
- Passive smoke inhalation
- Chemical fume inhalation
- Generalized weakness (see Weakness)
- Myasthenia gravis
- Alcoholism
- Pressure on the vocal cord nerves:
- Aortic aneurysm
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm
- Tumor
- Esophageal tumor
- Lung tumor
- Sarcoidosis
- Aphonia - total loss of the ability to speak with causes of aphonia such as:
- Larynx nerve injury
- Chest tumor - if it injures the larynx nerves
- Lung tumor - if it injures the larynx nerves
- Head injury
- Neck injury
- Neck surgery
- Stroke
- See also deep voice, nasal speech or voice symptoms
Conditions listing symptoms: Hoarse: The following list of conditions have 'Hoarse' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Conditions listing complications: Hoarse: The following list of conditions have 'Hoarse' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Last revised: Nov 21, 2003
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