Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

Recovery of post Thyroidectomy aphonia by Ayurvedic treatment- A case study

Dr. Sarita Gaikwad Sonale

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Background: Aphonia following Thyroidectomy is known complication.Sometimes the damage remains permanent. Case study:Here is one case study, having developed bilateral vocal cord paralysis due to injury to recurrent laryngeal nerve, during subtotal thyroidectomy; that case was referred to Ayurvedic research department on second day of surgery. Ayurvedic treatment was started when patient was in surgical I.C.U. The patient was shifted to Ayurvedic ward later and was successfully treated. The voice was fully restored within 5 weeks of Ayurvedic treatment. Conclusion:– This case study highlighted that Ayurveda has strength and ability to treat such iatrogenic complications of modern surgery.

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Dr. Sarita Gaikwad/Sonale, Recovery of post Thyroidectomy aphonia by Ayurvedic treatment– A case study, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-8 | August-2018

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