Vocal hygiene for chronic laryngitis

Philippa Ratcliffe, consultant speech therapist at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, gives some lifestyle advice for patients who are suffering from chronic laryngitis. Vocal hygiene refers to measures such as voice rest, hydration, humidification, and limiting caffeine intake. These measures are invaluable in the symptomatic treatment of laryngeal inflammation associated with chronic laryngitis. Care of the voice should be recommended to all presenting with vocal difficulties as this provides symptomatic relief and is good practice to carry forward, even as laryngitis resolves. Read The BMJ's full clinical review on laryngitis: http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g5827