Lost for words

By Researched and written by Marcella McEvoy, Nursery World, 6 January 2005

In our A to Z series on child health, childhood laryngitis is explained by doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital What is laryngitis?

In our A to Z series on child health, childhood laryngitis is explained by doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital What is laryngitis? Laryngitis is an infection or inflammation of the larynx (voice box). It is a common throat condition generally associated with a sore throat, hoarseness or loss of voice, and frequently occurs in children over the age of three and young adults. What causes laryngitis? The voice box contains the vocal cords and is located...

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