Overview
Patients undergoing surgery on their vocal cord will either receive a numbing injection to their throat or a saline injection during surgery. Symptoms such as how much coughing or pain patients have after surgery, as well as whether patient's voice gets better will be interrogated.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient is aged 18 years or older at time of consent
- Patient has suspected or confirmed benign vocal fold lesion
- Patient is planning to undergo direct laryngoscopy with excision of the vocal fold lesion
- Patient is English or Spanish speaking
- Patient is not pregnant per self report
- Patient is not incarcerated
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient is not 18 years of age or older at consent date
- Patient does not speak English or Spanish
- Patient is currently pregnant or plans to become pregnant prior to their study procedure
- Patient has a laryngeal malignancy or found to find a laryngeal malignancy on final pathology
- Patient will not be undergoing direct laryngoscopy with excision of lesion
- Patient is unable to provide consent or complete study activities
- Patient is incarcerated