Hoarseness

[reillybug]

My Daughter came home yesterday afternoon, and had a very hoarse voice. Today it is not any better, and I am concerned she may be losing her voice. I am assuming this could be attributed to seasonal allergies, but was wondering if this could be a side effect of any of her cf meds. She is on an antihistamine, Pulmicort 2xday, Albuterol 2xday, Cipro (a month long course for Pseudomonas - started it 5/2), and enzymes. Any ideas? If it doesn't get any better, I will call the drs.
Thanks for your thoughts!

 

[NoDayButToday]

I know that Tobi causes hoarseness for some people, but your daughter isn't on that. I think a lot of the inhaled medicines we take have the potential to cause hoarseness. Right now allergies are awful, so you're right and that is probably it. Good luck.

 

[anonymous]

Pulmozyme causes this to happen to my daughter. There are times she will totally lose her voice. Someone on another web site told us to try carbonated water after treatments - and this works. She has not had anymore problems with her throat or voice.

 

[anonymous]

My daughter gets hoarse and loses her voice occasionally. My doc told me it would go away and was a side effect of any treatment with the nebulizer (no matter what the med is). So I wouldn't worry unless it lasts too long, like more than a week. Or if it is combined with a terrible sore throat.
Good Luck,
Lynsey- mom to Avery 21 mos. w/CF and Rhett 3 mos. no CF

 

[anonymous]

Is your daughter on anything new right now? I know my son gets very hoarse from TOBI. With all of the inhalers a lot of cf kids are on, I think it's pretty common to have a hoarse voice.

Carey

 

[CFlat]

When a child is on corticosteroids (steroids meds) you are more likely to see these side effects. A few ways you can prevent this or at least get grasp on it is to 1) Use a spacer for your meds, so that the meds don't get caught in the neb. Not using a spacer can lead to large particle build up, which would cause irritation to the vocal cords, because the meds are getting caught up in the throat and not the lungs. 2) Make sure to use some sort of rinse after use of meds, don't swollow though. 3) make sure the nebulizer is cleaned out after each use. If you don't clean it out to often you get the build up and that can lead to the lose of voice or even infection. 4) Be sure to space the treatments out since she is on many different aerosol meds at once. I hope this helps.

Chuck
Avery 20-months w/cf, Rhett 3-months carrier