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Throat painful, no cold keep losing voice for short bursts voice box hurts wen i open my mouth very raspy pain is way lower than tonsils?

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Dr. Steve Springer answered

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Virus: Loosing the voice typically means laryngitis and is caused by a virus around 90+% of the time. You should let your doctor take a look and make sure not strep pharyngitis. Sounds viral to me from afar but always best to talk to your doctor when under the weather.

Answered 9/11/2016

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A member asked:

Throat painful, no cold keep losing voice for short bursts voice box hurts wen i open my mouth very raspy pain is way lower than tonsils?

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