Symptoms of the disease

• Slowing of breathing (bradypnea);
• a difficulty in inspiring. Beware, difficulty exhaling is a sign of asthma, not laryngitis;
• an indrawing: at the time of difficult inspiration, the soft parts of the thorax widen (the spaces between the ribs, the region under the ribs near the stomach as well as the region above the ribs at the base of the neck);
• a hoarse noise when the air passes;
• a hoarse or downright muted voice;
• a dry cough.

Risk factors

La laryngite aiguë is a fairly common condition, but certain factors increase the risk:

• get a respiratory tract infection such as a cold, bronchitis or sinusitis;
• being exposed to irritants such as cigarette smoke or pollution;
• to be a boy in children;
• be diabetic;
• excessive solicitation of the voice;
• heavy drinking;
• suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease;
• not be vaccinated against diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella or hemophilus influenzae.