Hoarseness of voice ( Buhha al-Sawt)

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  • It is a condition in which the voice becomes husky.
  • It is caused by Nazla Hār, Sū’-i Mizāj Hār Sāda/Bārid Sāda/Ratab Sāda/Yābis Sāda (Simple hot/simple cold/simple wet/simple dry morbid temperament) of larynx and trachea, air pollution, excessive and prolonged shouting and diseases of neighboring organs of larynx.
  • It is characterized by hoarseness of voice, feeling of roughness and irritation in throat (in case of Nazla Hār), fever (in case of Sū’-i Mizāj Hār), cough with expectoration (in case of Sū’-i Mizāj Bārid) and  heaviness in throat (in case of Sū’-i Mizāj Ratab).
  • It is a condition in which the voice becomes husky.
  • It is caused by Nazla Hār, Sū’-i Mizāj Hār Sāda/Bārid Sāda/Ratab Sāda/Yābis Sāda (Simple hot/simple cold/simple wet/simple dry morbid temperament) of larynx and trachea, air pollution, excessive and prolonged shouting and diseases of neighboring organs of larynx.
  • It is characterized by hoarseness of voice, feeling of roughness and irritation in throat (in case of Nazla Hār), fever (in case of Sū’-i Mizāj Hār), cough with expectoration (in case of Sū’-i Mizāj Bārid) and  heaviness in throat (in case of Sū’-i Mizāj Ratab).
  • Oral administration of decoction of Zanjabīl (Zingiber officinale Roscoe.) 9.5 gm. mixed with jaggery 17.5 gm. in morning.
  • Oral administration of decoction of Sapistān (Cordia dichotama Forst.) 9.5 gm., Khatmī (Althea officinalis Linn.) 9.5 gm. and Khubāzī (Malva sylvestris Linn.) 9.5 gm. mixed with sugar 10 gm.
  • Oral administration of decoction of Tukhm-i Khatmī (Seed of Althea officinalis Linn.) 4 gm., Asl al-Sūs (Glycyrhhiza glabra Linn.) 4 gm. and ‘Unnāb (Zizyphus jujuba Mill & Lamk.) 5 pieces mixed with sugar 12 gm.
  • Oral administration of lukewarm Lu‘āb-i Aspghol (Mucilage of seed of Plantago ovata Frosk.) mixed with sugar in case of Sū’-i Mizāj Yābis.
  • Oral administration of Lu‘āb-i Aspghol (Mucilage of seed of Plantago ovata Frosk.) and Lu‘āb-i Behīdāna (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) with Sharbat-i Banafsha.
  • Oral administration of Hiltīt (Asafoetida) with lukewarm water.
  • Mastication of Khulanjān (Alpinia galanga Willd.) in case of Nazla and Sū’-i Mizāj Ratab.
  • Mastication of Kabāb Chīnī (Piper cubeba Linn.).
  • Gharghara (Gargle) with decoction of Anīsūn (Seed of Pimpinella anisum Linn.), Īrsā (Iris ensata Thunb.) and Bādiyān (Foeniculum vulgare Gaertn.) mixed with honey.

 Compound drugs:

Sharbat-i Khashkhāsh (in case of Nazla Hār) 12-24 ml.
Sharbat Faryādras 12-24 ml.
Sharbat-i Tūt Siyāh 24 ml. in the morning with water
La‘ūq-i Katān 6-12 gm.
La‘ūq-i Sapistān 7 gm.
  • Aghziya Māliha - Salty foods
  • Aghziya Hāmiza - Sour foods e.g. lemon, sour pomegranate, sour apple, orange, vinegar, curd, etc. They change the thick waste products of stomach into smaller particles.
  • Aghziya Hirrīfa -  Spicy (Pungent) foods that may produce heat in the body e.g. pepper.

 

  • Laryngoscopy (To rule out singer’s nodules, laryngitis, foreign body)
  • Complete Blood Count  with Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
  • Montoux test
  • X-ray Chest
  • Computed Tomography (CT Scan)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Thyroid profile
  • Hammām (Bath)  if the cause is excessive shouting -  It is bath, medically used for producing moistness/dryness/compactness/rarefaction in the skin/body.
  • Mā’ al-Sha‘īr  with almond oil if the cause is excessive shouting
  • Aghziya Mugharriyya in case of dryness -  Glutinous foods
  • Avoid consumption of alcohol