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Vocal cord polyp
A condition in which overuse of vocal cords causes benign (noncancerous) growths on them.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 21-year old asked:
What are vocal cord polyps?
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A 45-year old asked:
Are vocal cord polyps reversible?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I'm 34 and had tonsils out 4 1/2 yrs ago. Whenever i get a cold i get laryngitis.August i had vocal polyps removed and now have 1st cold & laryngitis?
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A 49-year old asked:
An xray shows that I havr polyps on my vocal cord, what other than throat cancet could iy be?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I have done a polyp surgery for my vocal chords around 3 months ago. Today my voice feels tired and everytime i cough it hurts . Should i be scared?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I'm having polyp removal from my vocal cord. What am i able to eat post surg and how long the period doctors?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I hadmassive polyp removed from my vocal cord 1/14/13. Began talking 1/18, sounded a bit better still hoping to heal . Now i sound worse! is this norma?
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A 57-year old female asked:
I had vocal cord surgery about two weeks ago to remove a polyp and about three days ago i had a lymph node swell under my left jaw.is this normal?
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A 56-year old female asked:
I was vomiting for several hours with the flu a few days later i developed tonsils plus the ENT found a polyp on my vocal cords what can I expect?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Is a rectal polyp hard? Can you feel it?
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A 40-year old asked:
I had 5 polyps removed. Is that a lot? Should i be worried about future ones?
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A 46-year old female asked:
What type of test is done to check for polyps in males?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: polyp removal?
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A 53-year old male asked:
Is it serious to have 5 polyps removed during a colonoscopy?
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A 23-year old female asked:
23 years old with gallbladder polyp 7mm, should I be worried?
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A 44-year old asked:
What can I do if my granddad had 9 polyps removed by surgery. Is that a lot?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have a 4mm gallbladder polyp and the pain is bad and had been two weeks what should I do?
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A 69-year old female asked:
69 yearold woman diagnose with urethal polyp I am on anastrozol tab, 1mg, is this conected ?
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A 48-year old asked:
How do you remove a hepatic flexure polyp?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can you tell me how is a urethral polyp healed?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can internal hemmoroids feel the same as a polyp?
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A 42-year old male asked:
What is cervical polyp? Is it danger? How to cure?
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A 48-year old asked:
What can happen if I have a cervical polyp removed?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Should a small gallbladder polyp cause constant pain?
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A 41-year old asked:
Could a broad based polyp be cancerous? Waiting for pathology
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A 44-year old asked:
Endometrial mass- report says it could be polyps, what to to do?
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A 39-year old asked:
When polyps are removed from the colon are they checked immediately?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Is .7 CM considered a large size for a polyp on the colon? If not, what is?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Can you pop nasal polyps yourself?
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A 55-year old male asked:
Does gb polyp cause gas formation?
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