Negative PCR but lost my voice

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So I've done a negative PCR it came back this morning but past 2 days I can't talk at all!
No other symptoms I feel fine.

Drinking loads of water, paracetamol and taking throat sweets to no avail

Anyone else had this?

What does that have to do with covid? You've taken a test and it's negative so it's very likely not that. I don't even think loss of voice is a symptom.

There are plenty other illnesses and ailments still in existence.

@HumunaHey
My GP sent me for a PCR

I was only asking if anyone else had experienced this

There's no need to be quite so rude

It could be laryngitis caused by one of the many viruses that is not Covid. A very common disease especially in winter.

Loosing your voice would be an unusual covid symptom. I guess your GP wanted to rule it out.

Have you been doing a lot of talking recently? Or been in noisy environments where you’ve had to speak loudly? Like restaurants or bars?

I’ve fully lost my voice twice in my life. Both times during teacher training when I’d been speaking a LOT. 🙈

Yes I did 2 weeks ago. scratchy throat, lost voice etc, slight cough. All my pcrs were negative. I did 3 as Dp had covid at the time and I wasn't sure if I have covid or not.

My lost voice was not covid. A week later I tested positive for covid with totally new symptoms!

Just unlucky to catch two things back to back. But my point is that quite a few people have non covid coughs, colds, lost voice etc!

Have you never had a cold? I no some people think the only illness to exist right now is covid but I can safely say there are other illnesses around.

My colleague had exactly the same, her voice was gone but she also felt pretty shit so had a PCR which was negative.

Laryngitis its a fairly run if the mill illness.

FWIW, I have just recovered from covid, and losing my voice was my only symptom. Unless I had two things at once!

Sounds like Laryngitis. I had it a couple of times years ago (so definitely not COVID)

I’m positive and the only thing that has changed is my voice. I’m also part of a study to see if covid can be detected by voice changes (weird). I haven’t lost my voice though at all.

That’s laryngitis. I’ve had it twice and it’s annoying as hell. Completely well otherwise but no voice for a few days

I’ve been coughing on and off since mid September and was signed off work for two weeks in November. It cleared up and is now back. Negative covid tests throughout.
Our immune systems have take a battering but my doctor reminded me that seasonal viruses still exist.
Sounds like you have one.

Laryngitis. Try gargling with soluble aspirin if it's sore, but really you just need to rest your voice and it'll come back when it's ready!

I’d keep testing with lateral flow tests, my initial PCR and lateral flow were negative though I already had a scratchy throat and hoarse voice at that point. I didn’t get a positive antigen until my third day of symptoms.