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70 year old mom's voice getting hoarser & spits more. normal? she won't go to doc to check for cancer b/c she has no other symptoms & feels good.
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Yeah, its a problem: cannot say in your particular case, but some of the possibilites are infection, sinus infection, reflux, thyroid disease. Mostly, you will have a happier life having it fixed and it should n't be all that hard to do that.
Answered 5/25/2016
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