Pay Attention to Your Voice

Talk with your doctor if you notice changes in your voice, speech, or breath lasting over a few weeks:

• Hoarseness or a raspy quality to your voice.

• Changes in the pitch of your voice (how low or high it is).

• Your throat feeling raw, achy or strained.

• Difficulty talking.

• Repeatedly feeling the need to clear your throat.

• A cough that doesn’t go away.

• Problems thinking of the words you want to…