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There are reports of paralysisCerebral palsy Facial paralysis Isolated sleep paralysis Laryngeal nerve damage Muscle function loss Parkinson’s disease Poliomyelitis from viruses in the literature. The important point is to rule any other causes. It sounds as though your physicians have tried to discover another cause and rule out any dominant or suspicious lesions in your thyroid. If it is indeed a virus, there are temporary measures that can be done to improve your voice if you are having difficulties. This process allows the other vocal cord to reach the paralyzed one by injection dissovable material next to the cord and pushing it to the middle. However, your voice may be acceptable as the normalNormal saline flush cord can compensate over time. Good luck.