Q. I clear my throat a lot. Almost every day by 1 p.m., I’m slightly hoarse. It feels as if there is phlegm there, but it doesn’t come up when I try to cough it out. Is there something I need to be ...

The American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery Foundation will issue the first -- and only -- national clinical practice guideline to help health care practitioners identify and ...

Although hoarseness is common, it is not always easy to determine its cause. A hoarse voice may sound raspy, strained and have decreased volume. It is the result of some insult or disorder that ...

I know that chronic hoarseness with a sore throat can be a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). How can I better identify this problem in primary care? GERD is generally defined as ...

It’s normal to have a hoarse voice here and there. But if you find that you’re regularly raspy, you could be dealing with a condition called laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), a.k.a. “silent reflux.” For ...

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) May 14 — Although conventional wisdom suggests vocal cord nodules are the most common cause of chronic hoarseness in children, laryngeal reflux is more likely to blame, and ...

Q: Since I started using Trelegy for my asthma, my voice has been hoarse. I also feel hungry more often. Do other Trelegy users complain about these problems? A: The powerful corticosteroid ...

Spotting early signs of lung cancer can be tricky as, unlike other cancers, lung cancer usually has no noticeable symptoms until it is in an advanced stage. When the tumour grows large enough to press ...

A crucial aspect of cancer survival is early diagnosis. Spotting the warning signs in time can turn many cancer cases into curable and treatable. This is because the later stages of this severe ...