the.com/laryngitis
When your voice box files for unpaid leave and leaves you whispering apologies.
means Inflammation of the larynx that swells your vocal cords, leaving your voice hoarse, cracked, or gone entirely.
from From Greek larynx (voice box) plus -itis, the suffix medicine slaps on anything inflamed and angry.
Usual culpritViruses, not overuse, cause most cases.
Swollen cordsInflamed folds vibrate poorly, so pitch warps.
Rest beats medsSilence heals faster than any whispered workaround.
Whispering hurtsIt strains cords more than soft speaking.