“Help, please. Question about laryngitis treatment.”
Did I just screw up a five day treatment of medication? will my voice clear up again? And will the Azithromycin still be working for the next few days?
Male | 38 years old
Complaint duration: 3weeks
Medications: Azithromycin
Conditions: None
9 Answers
In general, smoking or any chemicals that you inhale (think hookahs, bleach, ammonia, asthma inhalers, etc.) can irritate and inflame the vocal folds. Marijuana is not different. It has mostly bad effects on the vocal folds. However, the vocal folds do have some defenses and can repair themselves. Azithromycin is formulated to keep working even after you stop taking it, so it will be active for a few days after your last dose, typically.
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If you don’t have signs of infection like fever, cough with phlegm etc I don’t think you would need to repeat the course of antibiotics.
I would like to know if you have history of seasonal allergy or not? Do you overuse your voice (line singing etc)?
If the answers to above questions are No, then I would consider seeing an ENT specialist if your symptoms have been going on for three weeks now.