To prevent laryngitis (laryngitis), attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors.
Behavioral risk factors
- Diet
- Malnutrition and undernutrition – weakens the immune system.
- Micronutrient deficiency (vital substances) – see prevention with micronutrients.
- Consumption of stimulants
- Alcohol
- Coffee
- Tobacco (smoking)
- Psycho-social situation
- Stress (due toweakening of the immune system).
- Permanent overuse of the voice, for example, singers.
- Constant mouth breathing – leads to drying of the mucous membranes of the larynx and thus to an increase in risk.
Environmental pollution – intoxications (poisonings).
- Exogenous noxae (poisons) – air pollutants, dry air, dust pollution, chemicals.
