Hoarseness, due to vocal cord paralysis after thyroid surgery, may be potentially related to injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve.

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Common symptoms include vocal fatigue, throat discomfort associated with speaking, hoarseness, as well as a chronic cough due to aspiration (food or liquids going down the trachea or windpipe).

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The main side effect:hoarseness when the current begins.

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On light throttle openings, the 330bhp 3.4 sounds, frankly, like it has a blowing exhaust, the familiar flat-six hoarseness akin to a dog coughing up an angora sweater, but on brief revels to three-quarters of the rev-range, the wail starts to build.

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Sorry for the hoarseness.

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