Laryngitis means inflammation of the larynx or voice box. The larynx is constructed in such a way that it prevents the entrance of food and liquid into the respiratory tract during swallowing, while respiration goes on unhampered.

Laryngitis occurs due to an infection or overuse of the vocal cords.

Laryngitis may be acute or chronic and the chief symptoms of laryngitis are hoarseness of the voice, stridor (a harsh sound produced while breathing) and difficulty in breathing. Laryngitis may be acute or chronic.

Causes of Laryngitis

Laryngitis is usually caused due to a viral infection. Acute laryngitis, in most cases, is either a complication of coryza, or part of some infectious fevers such as influenza or measles. A frequent predisposing factor is chronic infection of the paranasal sinuses. Ill-ventilated, overheated rooms and nasal obstruction are other causative factors.

Reflux of stomach acid into the esophagus and throat could also irritate the larynx and cause inflammation.

Chronic laryngitis usually results either from repeated attacks of acute laryngitis or due to overuse of the voice. Chronic sepsis within the paranasal sinuses or oral cavity, nasal obstruction and heavy tobacco smoking, are predisposing factors in many cases.

Tuberculosis, syphilis, and in a few instances fungal infections, are known causes of specific chronic laryngitis.

Signs and Symptoms of Laryngitis

In Laryngitis, the mucus membrane of the larynx is swollen and congested. It is coated with mucus or occasionally pus beads. The epiglottis and vocal cords, which are normally pale, appear red.

Other Symptoms include:

• Hoarse voice: The voice is at first hoarse and then reduced to a whisper
• Cough, with build up of phlegm
• Malaise
• Pain on swallowing
• Tickling sensation in the throat
• Constant need to clear the throat

Impairment of the voice is the most constant feature of chronic laryngitis. In addition, there is an unproductive cough, with a sensation of itching or pricking in the throat. 

When there is a spasm or swelling of the glottis, it may lead to obstruction and tends to show signs of respiratory distress, such as stridor.

If acute laryngitis is not treated, in time, it may lead to infection descending into the lungs.

Diagnosis of Laryngitis

A medical history along with examination of the vocal cords is usually sufficient for diagnosing Laryngitis. At times, a procedure called laryngoscopy is performed, to watch the movement of the vocal cords while speaking. 

If hoarseness of the voice fails to improve within 2 weeks of treatment, a careful investigation like biopsy must be carried out to rule out tumors of the larynx. Laryngeal paralysis should also be ruled out.

Research suggests that laryngitis treatment depends on the cause, age, vocal demands and clinical characteristics of the individual. Certain measures that can help you recover include: avoiding smoky, dry or dusty environments, not smoking, drinking plenty of fluids, gargling with a mouthwash of warm, salty water, using menthol inhalation and air humidifiers to soothe your airways and help keep them clear, and avoiding speaking or speaking bare minimum to rest your frayed vocal cords.

Conventional medicines prescribed in this condition include anti-inflammatory and mucolytic agents, NSAIDs like acetaminophen or ibuprofen for pain, over-the-counter gargling solutions, Zantac and Prilosec (In case of Laryngitis due to GERD), antibiotics (If the cause of Laryngitis is bacterial). None of these medications cure Laryngitis. They merely look at the superficial symptoms of Laryngitis. Moreover, they are accompanied by a host of side-effects. Ibuprofen may cause innumerable side-effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, Indigestion and abdominal pain. Prilosec (omeprazole) may also lead to mild abdominal pain and diarrhea.

Complementary Natural Care

Natural medicinal systems have been popularly used for laryngitis. This is mainly because they address the reason why your body is susceptible to repeated bouts of laryngitis. Homeopathy, for example, looks to your constitution to strengthen your immunity against laryngitis.

Every single ingredient in every Biogetica kit also has huge amounts of traditional use data from Ayurveda and Homeopathy and is supported by modern studies and trials. However, people and governments today tend to have varying opinions and laws regarding natural supplements and complementary therapies. We, therefore, prefer not to make any claims, but instead, point all Patients and Doctors to independent research and clinical studies that support their effects in a scientific manner. In some cases, we compare the results of these studies to those of pharmaceutical medicines, in order to show that natural products can provide just as much or may be more, when compared to drugs that often have side effects.

In order to present this information in an unbiased and up to date manner, we simply show you Google Scholar search results of all scientific articles available on a certain product. We support you in your right to know and choose natural medicine!

Resonance Homeopathic Research

• Phytolacca: Studies suggest that this Advanced Resonance Homeopathic remedy may reduce swelling in the vocal cords and improve the quality of voice.
• Bryonia: Studies suggest that this Advanced Resonance Homeopathic remedy may reduce acute swelling and build the immune system to prevent relapses.
• Belladonna: Studies suggest that this Advanced Resonance Homeopathic remedy may prevent recurrent bacterial and viral infections and also reduce glandular swelling.

Herbal Research

• Tinospora cordifolia: Studies suggest that this traditional herbal remedy may act as an antioxidant and also possesses immunity- boosting properties.
• Curcuma longa: Studies suggest that this traditional herbal remedy may act as an excellent adjunct to support the structure and functions of the respiratory tract.
• Rubia cordifolia: Studies suggest that this traditional herbal remedy may support the structure and functions of the larynx.

Nutraceutical research

• Ascorbic Acid: Studies suggest that it may enhance immunity of the body.

Allopathic

Conventional treatment for Laryngitis includes anti-inflammatory drugs and NSAIDS.

• Side effects of NSAIDS

If you have read the research above, you are now in a position to make an intelligent decision. We suggest you discuss this research with your Doctor or one of our Doctors available online.

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Our products reflect an understanding of both the molecular and vibrational nature of life and therefore bridge the gap between the current understandings of medicine, biology and quantum physics.

The pain and irritation associated with laryngitis can create a sense of urgency, and all you can think of is to take something to stop the symptoms immediately. But, our protocols are meticulously formulated with ingredients that are traditionally believed to strengthen your defense mechanisms so that your body is more capable in fighting off the infectious agents.

The vitamins and minerals in our kit help by providing necessary nutrition. The natural anti-inflammatory and mucolytic homeopathic ingredients potentially help reduce the swelling of your vocal cords and the natural immune boosting ingredients are said to help strengthen your immune system, so you don't have to worry about frequent relapses anymore.

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Researchers suggest that food plays an important role in Laryngitis especially acute laryngitis. Including proteins, Vitamin C and E may help in recovering from laryngitis caused by an infection. However, laryngitis due to GERD would respond well to a bland diet.

Recommended food

• People with Laryngitis or recurrent respiratory infections should follow a diet appropriate for general good health, including consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meats and fish, whole grain breads and cereals, and oils low in omega-6 fatty acids such as olive oil or canola oil.
  
• Vitamin C and E plays a specific role in getting rid of chronic allergies and infections of the respiratory tract.

Foods for Moderate Consumption

• Milk or Dairy products, oily food, should be moderated

Foods to Avoid

• Avoid cold foods and drinks. Frozen, canned and preserved food with artificial color and additives should be completely avoided as there are certain substances can worsen respiratory infections.

Home Remedies

• Drinking the semi liquid mixture of powdered horse gram and black pepper clears sore throat and is very beneficial in laryngitis.
  

Prana' stands for life force, and as the name suggests, it is instrumental in keeping us alive. 'Pranayama' is the process that helps us control 'Prana', and thus in a way, control our life. On careful observation, it is clear that there exists an intimate connection between the breath and energy-currents. Proper coordination of the breathing process leads to the control of vital inner-currents and energies. It ultimately results in the control of the body, mind and soul continuum. Over the millenia yogis have understood how each pranayama affects the energy meridians of the body and therefore these yogis recommend particular pranayamas for particular conditions and constitutions.

1.Tandem Breathing ('Sahita Kumbhaka') 

It has 2 types, based on whether or not there is any concomitant chanting of Mantras with the Pranayama exercise. 

Steps:

1. Comfortable aasana like Padma-asana or Swastika-asana.
2. Slow inhalation; with concomitant chants of the mantra 'OM AARAH', if possible.
3. Hold the breath for a short period of time. 
4. Slow Exhalation.

Significance:

It's a daily and constant process, which we seldom appreciate.

Benefits:

It encourages concentration with closed eyes while we inhale and exhale.

2. Awakening breath ('Surya Bheda')

Steps:

1. Upright position in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana / Swastika asana / Siddhasana. Concentrate with eyes closed.

2. Rest the right thumb on the right nostril (Avoid applying any pressure or blocking the nostril). At the same time, rest the right index finger on the space between 2 eyebrows and close the left nostril with the right ring and little finger.

3. Slow inhalation through the right nostril is pursued, till comfortable.

4. With the thumb applied to the right nostril, retain the breath firmly pressing the chin against the chest. There is no specific limit to this and it can be pursued till there is discomfort.

5. Slow and silent exhalation through the left nostril. It is followed by a short gap wherein inhalation is avoided. This same procedure is to be repeated again. 

Time limit: 

Hold your breath till you perspire. This point cannot be reached at the very outset. The period of retention of breath needs to be gradually increased. 

Advantages:

• It cures the diseases caused by excess of Vata & Kapha
• Improves digestion
• Awakens 'Kundalini Shakti'

Indications:

• Intestinal worms
• Arthritis
• Sinusitis

3. Hissing breath ('Ujjayi')

Steps: 

1. Sit comfortably in Padma-asana / Swastika asana / Siddhasana. Close the mouth. 
2. Fold the tip of the tongue and rest it on the palate. The tongue will appear to be 'twisted'. 
3. Inhale air slowly through both the nostrils in a uniform manner till the breath fills the chest. This results in a peculiar sound uniform in pitch and continuous in nature.
4. Retain the breath as long as you can, till there is any discomfort.
5. Close the right nostril with the right thumb.
6. Exhale slowly through the left nostril.

Time limit:

3 min to hr

Advantages:

• Strengthens the nervous system
• Improves the tone of voice
• Relieves stress
• Increases lung capacity

Indications:

• Indigestion
• Koch's
• Bronchitis
• Pharyngitis
• Spleen disorders
• Tonsillitis
• Cough
• Ascites

• Purifies the blood
• Quenches thirst and appeases hunger

• Spleen disorders
• Chronic dyspepsia
• Indigestion
• Bilious disorders

5. Cooling Breath (Shitkari) 

Steps: 

1. Upright position in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana. 
2. Fold the tongue so that its tip is brought to rest over the upper palate. Inhale air through the mouth accompanied by a hissing sound 'Si'/ 'C'. 
3. Retain the breath as long as you can, till there is any discomfort.
4. Slowly exhale through both the nostrils.

Time limit: 

Gradually increase by 1 minute every week, till 5 minutes.

Advantages:

• Helps to keep the body cool in summer
• Improves vigor & beauty
• Helps quench thirst when thirsty

Indications:

• Dental carries
• Bleeding and inflammation of gums
• Ulcers
• Colitis
• Throat infection
• Hypertension patients can practice this type of Pranayama to decrease blood pressure.

6. Bellow Breath (Bhastrika)

It draws similarity with the bellows of a blacksmith. It involves rapid expulsion of breath and is a powerful exercise. It can be termed as a combination of Kapalabhati and Ujjayi. 

Steps: 

1. Upright position (with a straight neck) in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana. 
2. Body, head and neck in erect posture. Close the mouth. 
3. Inhale air (chest expands and abdominal muscles are pulled in) and quickly exhale 10 times (1 set). While doing so a hissing sound is produced. 
4. When 1 set is on the verge of completion the final expulsion should be followed by a deepest possible inhalation. 
5. Retain breath as long as you can till there is some any discomfort. 
6. Follow it with a complete slow exhalation. This marks the end of one round. 
7. After a short rest (with normal breathing pattern) begin the next round. 

Time limit: 

Practice three rounds daily in the morning and evening. 

Advantages:

• Decreases anxiety and depression
• Stimulates appetite
• Improves resistance power
• Gives warmth to the body
• Purifies 'Nadi' and awakens the 'Kundalini' quickly

Indications:

• Abdominal disorders
• Throat and chest infection

Note:

• In case you encounter any giddiness, stop the practice and take a few normal breaths. Continue after the giddiness has subsided.
• In summer, practice it in the morning only during cool hours.
• Those wishing to practice it in the long-term and in an intense manner, should live on 'Khichdi', and take an Enema ('Bhasti') in the morning before starting the practice.
• People suffering from heart or lung disorders should do it slowly.

7. Humming Breath (Bhramari)

 Its name is derived from the fact that a sound like that of 'humming of bees' is produced when it is practiced.

Steps: 

1. Upright position in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana or Swastika-asana. Keep the neck and back erect.
2. Place your thumbs on the ears, index fingers just above the eyebrows (near the sinuses) and the remaining three fingers on the eyes. The finger-tips should slightly press the ridge of the nose on each side.
3. Inhale and exhale air rapidly through both the nostrils, making a humming sound resembling that of a Bee ('Bhramara'). Concomitantly chant 'Om'.
4. The process can be continued till you perspire profusely. 
5. Next inhale through both the nostrils and retain the breath as long as you can, till there is some discomfort. 
6. Exhale slowly through both the nostrils. 

Time limit: 

Beginners may practice it 3 times, and advanced practitioners 11-21 times.

Advantages:

• Improves speech and voice-quality
• Helps in the achievement of ultimate peace ('Samadhi')

Indications:

• Sinusitis
• Hypertension
• Depression
• Stress

Contraindications

• Epilepsy
• Head injury
• Brain tumor
• Migraine
• Severe or persistent headaches

8. Supreme Breath ('Murcha Pranayama') 

Steps: 

1. Upright position in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana. 
2. Close the eyes and concentrate on the space between the 2 eyebrows ('Trikuti'). 
3. Inhale slowly through the mouth and retain the breath till you feel faint. 
4. Sever off your connection with the surroundings and focus on the center-point between the 2 eyebrows.
5. Apply the chin on the chest and then exhale slowly. 

Advantages:

• Practice without distraction endows divine happiness
• Makes you feel pleasant and relaxed

Indications:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Mental disorders

9. Unconditioned Breath ('Kevala Kumbhaka') 

Perfection in Tandem breathing (mentioned earlier) paves the way for Kevala Kumbhaka. Thus, an existence devoid of inhalation and exhalation and unconditioned by space, time and number is unconditioned breath.

Steps: 

1. Upright position in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana.
2. It involves the sudden stopping of the breath without resorting to inhalation or exhalation.

Advantages:

• Attainment of Raja Yoga and perfection in Hath Yoga
• Arousal of Kundalini Shakti
• Cures diseases and promotes longevity

10. Alternate Breath

A simple, yet scientific exercise that can be practiced virtually anywhere. It is based on the fact that we alternate between the two nostrils when we breathe. 

Steps: 

1. Upright position in a comfortable asana like Padma-asana. Tilt your head slightly forward.

2. First half round:

• Fold the index and middle fingers of the right hand into its palm. The other fingers should be extended.
• Close the right nostril with your right thumb.
• Inhale through the left nostril for a definite period of time – say 5 seconds.
• Close the left nostril with the right ring-finger and little-finger.
• Concurrently remove your thumb from the right nostril, and exhale.
• This is to be done for twice the inhalation period, i.e. for 10 seconds.
• This completes the first half of one round. 3. Second half round
• Inhale through the right nostril for a definite period say 5 seconds.
• Close the right nostril with the right thumb.
• Exhale through the left nostril for a period that is twice that of inhalation i.e. 10 seconds.
• This completes the other half of one round.

3. Second half round:

• Inhale through the right nostril for a definite period – say 5 seconds.
• Close the right nostril with your right thumb.
• Exhale through the left nostril for a period that is twice that of inhalation i.e. 10 seconds.
• This completes the other half of one round.

Time limit: 

If there is no discomfort of any kind after practicing as instructed above, increase the inhalation period gradually second-by-second. Correspondingly change the exhalation period.

Number of Rounds: 

Begin with 3 rounds. If there is no discomfort, 1 round can be added every week, until you are doing 7 rounds.

This exercise can be practiced as often as you wish, but do remember to do it at least once a day.

Advantages:

• Cleanses/detoxifies the Pranic channels
• Regulates Prana
• Imparts relaxation
• Improves mental functioning and alertness
• Imparts optimum creativity and optimum logical, verbal activity of the brain
• Improves sleep

Indications:

• Stress and related disorders
• Physical and mental fatigue
• Tension headaches

Contraindications

Cold/ Nasal block (Stuffed nose). Forced breathing is not advocated and can lead to complications.

The mind is a tool developed for our survival. You are not the mind, nor the body but rather one that can perceive the mind and the body. However, one is now constantly wagged around by the mind and its fears and desires. Often we find ourselves trampled in a parade of thoughts and washed around in a flood of emotions. Meditation is simply the process of returning Home to our true nature as the witnessing consciousness in which arise all thoughts and emotions. It is merely the fragrance of Being Human.

Meditation cannot be done, it will happen once we stop doing everything and anything. Now is all that exists, all else is merely grasping at the wind hoping to change things that are generally way beyond our control.

Talking about meditation and whether you believe you can do it or not, is pointless. When we rise above our mind, emotions and body, meditation will happen. Simply listening and following is enough. Meditation is in our very nature, and it happens for us all. Behind all those thoughts is a Witness. You are that Witness.

So please, let it happen.

 

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