I have a polyp/cyst/heamatoma at roughly the middle of the edge of my left vocal cord. It was diagnosed in January and of the two otorhinolaryngologysts I have seen, one has suggested surgical removal, while the other is more conservative. I would like to avoid surgery.

I am a teacher and for the past seven years I have been teaching 8 and a half hours each on Tuesdays and thursdays from mid-January till April, and again from September till mid-December, but, never more than 4 hours in a row. During the summer I teach Monday to Thursday 4 hours in arow each day.

I probably caused trauma to my vocal cords last August by arguing too loudly in a coffeeshop that has very loud music, and then teaching. I had to read several pages and I probably used my vocal cords improperly. I ermember that that is when the hoarseness started and it never quite went away.

I have never smoked, and drink very occasionally, perhaps a glass of wine every two or three months at the most. I sing as a hobby, but not extensively and my breath-control has always been rather poor.

The doctor suspects acid-reflux as theh cords were rather red in January and I have been taking prevacid since then. I am also taking guaifenesin to increase the moisture in my throat. I practised vocal exercises suggested by a doctor who has treated alot of singers so afflicted. I also took some herbal medication suggested by him. I do not know the names of the herbs. I took Causticum 30 from early January for a month upon someone's suggestion. I have been trying to remain completely silent during the weekends and have done so for roughly three weekends so far. I am teaching now.

I had a look at the vocal cords a week and a halfa ago. the right one is normal. The bump on the left on ehas shrunk to half its volume, but the left side is still red and yellow. But there is undoubtedly progress, as seen by comparing the two pictures taken using a videocamera attavched to a laryngoscope.

For the last few years I have been waking up at night with adry throat and had to drink water. I assumed that this was because I did not have a humidifier, but I keep the window partly open now.

Can anyone suggest something?

There are two remedies that can take the popypus on the vocalcord, but you have not given enough info, no symptomes, besides the docs diagnosis, and its not the doc we sahll treat here, its you. so give more info, so we can decide what remedie you need, eiter is it thuja, or its berberis.

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Homeopat MNNH Geir E.T. Marcussen
email: getm@eunet.no
http://www.homeopati.no

Dear Dr. Marcussen,

Thank you very much for your reply.
My symptoms currently are:

(1) Persistent Hoarseness, the hoarseness is lower at lower pitch and higher at higher pitches.
(2) Need to clear the throat constantly when I speak
(3) A raspy tone, as if there was sand
(4) Not being able to speak loudly without having raspiness increase and slight discomfort setting in after twenty minutes or so. I do not really have much pain either when I speak or when I teach.

If I have excluded information about anything else that is relevant, I shall provide the information that you need as soon as you let me know.

Thanks again,

I have alreasy posted a brief reply to GM's message; this is a more detailed response. It is a little difficult for me to decide what is relevant and what is not.

Ailments that have afflicted me over the past seven years:

I have been more or less healthy.

Other than the usual colds and flus the only serious thing was plantar fasciitis, in both feet about four years ago. The left has no symptoms now, the right occasionally gives pain, but is not completely cured. I continue doing certain exercises suggested by the doctor. Three years ago, for a year or so I must have suffered from what, in retrospect, seems like a mild case of depression, because of dissatisfaction with the work that I was doing and also with a lot of misunderstanding with a colleague over some joint work. I felt unmotivated during this period, but that feeling has passed. For about two years now, I have been waking up at night a few timess with a very dry throat and have been drinking water. I also started waking up a few times to urinate. Both of these things were rather new. Sometimes I would also have heartburn and need to take antacids. My food habits had not changed at all, although I could have been using a little more oil in my cooking.

I also noticed that I would have a very hard time talking in places like bars for instance where there is loud music, much more so than others. It would be painful to talk. Last week I had a centimetre or so patch of driness at the base of my middle finger on theback of my right hand. It's almost gone now, and I do not know if this is relevant.

Currently, the driness of throat persists, along with a noticeable shortness of breath when I talk. The voice is raspy and the higher the pitch, the raspier it gets. The voice breaks,if I try to speak loudly.

I do not know if this is enough information, but I hope someone will tell me, on the basis of this, if more information is needed, or, if one can decide between the alternatives suggested. I need to point out that what one can see in the picture of the left vocal cord is just a quarter-centimetre diammeter hemispherical bump at the middle of the edge and reda nd yellow colour on the whole of the vocal folds on the right.

Thanks.

It's good information.
Sounds to me as though GM was spot on with Thuja but wait for his reply.

Use one dose (three pills) of thuja one M, once, it works as long as two months, so in that time, avoid campor, as it antidioes thuja.
You wwill probably get a flu during this, then do not supress it with medicaments, the body needs to get rid of the virus by it self, its that who causes the polypus.
Ps, do you got warts anywhere on the body? or had it?
Keep us updated, first after three days from the remedy, then as long asd 14 days between.Or, when you need it.

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Homeopat MNNH Geir E.T. Marcussen
email: getm@eunet.no
http://www.homeopati.no

Thank you very much. I must say that I am absolutely amazed that you asked about warts. This is one thing that I forgot to mention in my last communication, in which I tried to describe my symptoms.

Two years ago, I had a wart on the left side of my fourth toe on my right foot. It was growing inward and proliferated to a second site near the tip of the toe. I had them both surgically excised under local anaesthetisia.

I do not have any warts anywhere now. The previous instance was twentyfive years ago, when I was sixteen. I had one on th eback of my right hand. I took thuja 30 for some time and remember applying liquid Thuja to it. It fell off in two weeks.

I shall try Thuja, as you suggest and keep you posted.

Thanks again.

I just received Thuja One M. I sthere any particular time at which it should be taken?
Before meals? After meals? I sthere anything other than camphor that should be avoided? Thanks.

Take it a mid day, after food, and avoid only camphor, yes, and beer (beer will give stomach ache ,dihorrea).

I did take three pellets of Thuja One M, half an hour after a meal, at midday, as suggested. I shall post again after three days. Thanks.