Experts warn about the harm of smoking to the vocal cords
Smoking brings many negative effects on people. In addition to various diseases, hoarseness can also occur in smokers. Due to this problem, symptoms such as thickening of the voice, scratchy voice, easy fatigue of the voice, hoarse and difficult to hear voice can be seen. Due to hoarseness caused by the formation of polyps and edema in the damaged vocal cords, shortness of breath and serious difficulties in speaking can also occur in advanced stages.
Nerve Transplant Surgery Performed on Vocal Cord
At Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Op. Dr. Necati Enver and his team sewed one of the patient's neck nerves to the vocal cord nerve with microsurgery. At the age of 6, the patient, who had vocal cord paralysis during heart surgery and is now 20 years old, had a nerve sewn to the vocal cord.
Caution for hoarseness exceeding three weeks
Stating that everyone can experience hoarseness in non-covid flu and colds, Enver said the following: “If you have a persistent hoarseness after all diseases where you cough, your nose runs and your throat is inflamed, or if you have a hoarseness that exceeds 3 weeks for any reason even though you have never been sick, your vocal cords must be examined.
Artist With Paralyzed Vocal Cords Underwent Surgery While Singing
Marmara University (MU) Pendik Training and Research Hospital Ear Nose Throat (ENT) Diseases and Head and Neck Surgery Clinic Faculty Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Enver returned to Turkey at his own request after doing a postgraduate specialization on voice surgery at Columbia University in New York in 2019-2020.
Nerve Transfer
Fatma Tanrıkulu (20), who lives in Yalova, underwent heart surgery at the age of 6. After this operation, she had hoarseness paralysis. Since her left vocal cords did not work, she had to speak with a hoarse voice for 14 years. Her family went from hospital to hospital for the young girl whose life became a nightmare especially at school and in her social life.
Narrowing of the trachea after coronavirus
Patients who stay in intensive care for a long time due to coronavirus may face the danger of narrowing of the trachea when they are intubated. Pointing out that this situation makes breathing difficult and greatly reduces the quality of life of patients, Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital Otolaryngology Specialist Assist. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Necati Enver made important warnings.
Kovid narrows the windpipe
After the patient is discharged, that wound gradually closes, heals by swelling and causes a narrowing in the middle. This narrowing makes it difficult for patients to breathe afterwards. Some of these patients attribute their shortness of breath to this because they are already Covid.
Eid joy
Muhammet Enes Bayram, who contracted coronavirus in August last year, was taken to intensive care as soon as he arrived at the hospital and was intubated within 12 hours. Days passed. Doctors now told his family, “His condition is very serious. We may not be able to save him. Prepare yourself”. After 25 days in intensive care, good news came. After 2.5 months of treatment in the ward, he held on to life.
“Drinking cold water or eating ice cream causes illness!”
Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) and Hoarseness-Hardness of Swallowing Specialist Assoc. Prof. Dr. Necati Enver stated that drinking cold water or eating ice cream does not cause illness and said, “Weak immune system, viruses and bacteria make you sick. Ice cream and cold water cause numbness in the throat. This can sometimes cause pain. However, this is temporary.”
Beware of hoarseness exceeding three weeks!
Drawing attention to the increase in cases of hoarseness due to Kovid during the pandemic process, Ear Nose Throat Specialist Assist. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Necati Enver said, “When we are Kovid, as in other flu and cold cases, our vocal cords due to cough due to sore throat and runny nose hit each other more than usual. With the effect of this impact, our vocal cords are edematous and damaged, and accordingly, the quality of the voice decreases and hoarseness occurs. When the duration of this hoarseness exceeds 3 weeks, it is necessary to apply to an ear, nose and throat clinic where the vocal cords are examined.”