

Treatment is to rest the voice and drink plenty of fluids. Acute laryngitis happens suddenly, often because of a virus in the upper respiratory tract. Laryngitis is when your vocal cords swell. The vibration of those cords is what produces speech. Vocal cords are the 2 folds of tissue inside your larynx, also called the voice box.

Your voice is the sound that air makes when it is forced out of your lungs and passes over your vocal cords.

These problems occur when your vocal cords don't vibrate normally. You may have a voice disorder if you have a problem with pitch, volume, tone, and other qualities of your voice.
