It's a viral infection. It will go away if treated properly, but shit like drinking poison (a good definition of alcohol) is probably not a good idea while it's healing. It's still a pretty life-threatening deal, though because of the area it happens to be in. Viral laryngitis is normally a throat ailment that causes hoarseness or to lose your voice for several days.
WARNING: DO NOT LET DR. MARIO TOUCH YOUR GENITALS. HE IS NOT A REAL DOCTOR.
Rosalina: But you didn't.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.