Why Do People Lose Their Voices When They Catch Cold?

Everyone has a larynx with two vocal cords. Sound is produced when the vocal cords are vibrated by the air flow. When a person catches a cold, the larynx is infected by germs and viruses and so the person has laryngitis. Then the vocal cords become red and swollen. If the laryngitis is not too serious, the voice will be husky, and if the laryngitis is serious, the voice will be lost.