Forgotten how to speak normally?

8 weeks ago I caught a cold from my children, usual stuff....sore throat, runny nose.   I lost my voice which is common for when i catch a cold.  8 weeks later i still have very little voice, it's all husky and very sore sometimes.  I saw my doctor at 3 weeks who gave me antibiotics and then when they didn't work he sent me to a ENT specialist today. He examined my throat with the camera thingy and said that nothing was wrong with my vocal cords and that it was simply that I had forgotten how to speak correctly and that i should go and have speech therapy.  He said this was quite a common problem.   Has anyone every heard of this before.  It is rather strange as I'm able to cough and laugh and it sounds normal.  

[adkalanna]

i haven't been through it, but i have heard about it, it's kind of like being in a wheel chair for a long time and then your muscles have weakened and forgot what to do and you end up stumbling and tripping for a bit.  i have gone horse many times and my grandmother always prescribed a spoon full of honey.  it coats your throat and soothes the pain, but it's also loaded with anti-oxidants.
good luck

[friggy]

Go to the NPR website and type in "dysphonia" in the search box.  You'll see a story like yours, and the woman was treated with massage.