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A member asked:
Had pharyngitis got antibiotic and steroids the next day lost voice, it's been 4 days no voice when will it come back?
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Hopefully soon.: In the context of acute pharyngitis, your vocal chords can become inflamed, and thereby thickened, and they can be coated by mucous dripping down the back of your throat. These both contribute to a reduction in their ability to vibrate, and therefore a reduced ability to phonate. Give it a few more days, and your voice should return. If it doesn't, go visit your doctor again.
Answered 3/9/2016
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