What is the difference between vocal cord nodules and vocal polyps?
Disease description:
Online sources say vocal nodules and vocal polyps seem to be different, but I'm not entirely clear about it myself. What's the difference between vocal nodules and vocal polyps?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Xu Gang
The appearances of vocal cord nodules and vocal polyps under laryngoscopic examination are different. Patients can make timely judgments based on the symptoms of these two conditions or consult a medical summary. The main clinical manifestation of vocal polyps is hoarseness. Vocal polyps may occur not only on one side of the vocal cords, and the treatment method is surgical excision. Vocal cord nodules, which are also caused by excessive voice strain, can be alleviated by reducing speech.
