Vocal Exercises
Thyroid surgery can sometimes cause bruising or injury to your recurrent laryngeal nerve, which affects your speaking voice. Five out of every 100 thyroidectomy patients suffer from hoarseness for up to six months, according to the Weill Cornell Medical College Department of Surgery. If you continue to have problems with a hoarse or weak voice, you may require voice therapy. Through individualized exercises, a trained voice therapist can assist you in developing coping strategies to achieve a more normal-sounding voice.