9.Precancerous cells
Abnormal cells growing on your larynx or voice box, the hollow organ that holds your vocal cords — can press on your vocal cords and keep them from working the way they should. Your larynx is lined with squamous cells, so cancerous cells go on to be squamous cell carcinomas. If you find cancer of the larynx early, it’s easy to treat.
10.Noncancerous Bumps and Lumps
Growths like polyps, cysts, or nodules aren’t cancerous, but they can push on vocal cords in the same way precancerous growths do. Professional singers are at high risk of getting them. They result from the constant friction of your vocal cords rubbing together, much like a blister forms on your heel when your shoe is too tight. Typically, it takes rest, therapy, or surgery to treat them.
