According to the survey, 72% of Slovenes experience hoarseness at least once or twice a year.
Hoarseness is a voice disorder or any unpleasant change in the voice that is perceived by hearing. A good voice requires a healthy vocal apparatus and a balance between voice performance and voice loads. The vocal apparatus includes the respiratory system (lungs and musculoskeletal structures), throat and sound tube (throat, oral cavity, nasal and paranasal sinuses) and structures that enable pronunciation - articulators (lips, tongue, jaw ridge, teeth, hard and soft). sky and throat).
Hoarseness is common at all ages, and occurs more frequently in preschool and school than in adulthood - it is most common in children between the ages of 8 and 14. It is more commonly seen in women.
Causes of hoarseness
We roughly distinguish two types of hoarseness caused by organic or functional voice disorders: Organic voice disorders are those disease states in which we can detect a structural defect that causes hoarseness: congenital changes in the throat and obtained changes in the throat (eg vocal cord nodules, polyps, cysts, laryngitis (acute, chronic), cancerous changes).
For functional voice disorders it is characteristic that during the examination we do not find any disease or anatomical causes of hoarseness. It is a malfunction and uncoordinated functioning of the muscles involved in phonation. Hoarseness is the result of excessive and incorrect use of the voice and voice abuse (eg shouting, imitation of voices).
The most common causes of hoarseness
• acute inflammation of the upper respiratory tract (viral) ,,
• acute voice overload or even voice abuse : most often they are professional singers and actors, followed by pedagogical workers (the prevalence of hoarseness in this group is at least 66%) or all those who urgently need a voice in their work,
• acute pharyngitis (viral or bacterial),
• chronic pharyngitis : chronic inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa is most often caused by chronic irritation, the most important factors are smoking, gastroesophageal reflux, unfavorable microclimate in the environment (eg dust, irritants, extreme temperature or temperature changes), nasal breathing, excessive alcohol consumption and allergies of pollen.
Hyaluronic acid has been shown to be effective in hoarseness
Hyaluronic acid has been known for years for its positive effects - it works anti-inflammatory, anti-infective, regenerates tissues, accelerates healing and reduces swelling, and has an extremely good ability to retain water in tissues , as it can hold up to 1000 times the mass of water depending on its own weight. Due to its positive effects, it has so far been mostly used for cosmetic purposes, and in recent years it has expanded its scope. In one recent study from 2014, which compared the effectiveness of Iceland moss, hyaluronic acid and saline for gargling in six symptoms of sore throat or. hyaluronic acid has been shown to be very effective in relieving hoarseness, as it moisturizes the mucous membrane of the throat and larynx longer than lozenges with Iceland moss and is consequently 4 times more effective in eliminating hoarseness.
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GeloRevoice lozenges have been available in your pharmacies since the beginning of the year - the first and only lozenges with hyaluronic acid. GeloRevoice triple lozenge mode:
1. When dissolved, a special is released from the lozenge hydrogel complex , which contains hyaluronic acid.
2. The hydrogel complex adheres firmly to the mucosa, where it forms a protective coating that long-term protection of irritated mucous membranes and protects it for at least 60 minutes after ingestion.
3. Due to its special mineral composition and slight effervescent effect, lozenges stimulate stronger salivation . This allows the mucous membrane to be swallowed hydrates for a long time and consequently reduces hoarseness .
