After five weeks of struggling against a hoarse voice and delivering a good class to Korean students, I finally had my voice back! Whew!
Thanks to my kind TL (team lead) who assigned me to classrooms that provided me with ample time of voice rest and less stress. Thanks, TL!!!
I had been in a state of paranoia because of the doctor's preliminary diagnoses during my appointment with them. I swear I really regret why I didn't go immediately to a specialist (ENT) and instead, set and appointment with general practitioners. Ugh! Can you believe that the two doctors on duty in a lying-in clinic said they had to rule out a case of hyperthyroidism and a possibility of laryngeal fibrosis. Ugh! I panicked... I don't want to experience what my sister, Leda had been through. I've seen how hyperthyroidism had almost killed her spirit!
But being too familiar with the disease, I wonder if I really am inflicted of it. I don't feel any palpitations and I didn't lose weight (I even gained). The only thing that's changed in the past few weeks is my appetite. That's because I thought I was pregnant so I programmed myself to eat more for the baby's sake. Turns out to be another false alarm so I'm back to my old "no appetite" self...
Then I did some research over the net and also did some browsing through my books... Turns out that the higher incidence of thyroid issues leading to a hoarse voice is hypothyroidism and not hyperthyroidism. And in my research, I have reached a conclusion that I am just having another case of chronic laryngitis (because it has already hit more than 3 weeks) and that I need only voice rest..
Voice rest... And I thought I was already that sick! Those incompetent doctors have raised an unnecessary fear in my heart. Hah! Sometimes, it really pays to go to a specialist rather than incompetent general practitioners who lacked research on certain diseases.
Anyways, I am just glad I had my voice back and I promise never to overuse it again. Thanks goodness!
Thanks to my kind TL (team lead) who assigned me to classrooms that provided me with ample time of voice rest and less stress. Thanks, TL!!!
I had been in a state of paranoia because of the doctor's preliminary diagnoses during my appointment with them. I swear I really regret why I didn't go immediately to a specialist (ENT) and instead, set and appointment with general practitioners. Ugh! Can you believe that the two doctors on duty in a lying-in clinic said they had to rule out a case of hyperthyroidism and a possibility of laryngeal fibrosis. Ugh! I panicked... I don't want to experience what my sister, Leda had been through. I've seen how hyperthyroidism had almost killed her spirit!
But being too familiar with the disease, I wonder if I really am inflicted of it. I don't feel any palpitations and I didn't lose weight (I even gained). The only thing that's changed in the past few weeks is my appetite. That's because I thought I was pregnant so I programmed myself to eat more for the baby's sake. Turns out to be another false alarm so I'm back to my old "no appetite" self...
Then I did some research over the net and also did some browsing through my books... Turns out that the higher incidence of thyroid issues leading to a hoarse voice is hypothyroidism and not hyperthyroidism. And in my research, I have reached a conclusion that I am just having another case of chronic laryngitis (because it has already hit more than 3 weeks) and that I need only voice rest..
Voice rest... And I thought I was already that sick! Those incompetent doctors have raised an unnecessary fear in my heart. Hah! Sometimes, it really pays to go to a specialist rather than incompetent general practitioners who lacked research on certain diseases.
Anyways, I am just glad I had my voice back and I promise never to overuse it again. Thanks goodness!
2 comments:
ayan, bumalik na boses mo. wag na masyadong magsisigaw ha? ingatan ang boses. tsaka mag vitamin c ka nga. wag matigas ang ulo, mahal...
opo opo opo, mahal. di na po matigas ulo ko. hehe! wabsyu! mwah...
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