Laryngitis is inflammation of your voice box (larynx). This organ sits in your upper neck, just past the back of your throat. Swelling of your vocal cords muffles sound, and you get hoarse. When you ...

Laryngitis is when your voice box, called the larynx, gets inflamed or irritated. It can make your voice sound hoarse or you might lose your voice completely, making it hard to speak. Laryngitis can ...