وذمة الحنجرة لرينكه reinke odema

a gastroesophageal reflux can also cause a smoker's voice by leaking fluids into the voice box or maybe laryngoesophageal reflux disturbance

i mean any cause irritating the vocal cords enough to lead to reinke's edema

remember:

reinke's edema is not all time = polypoid degeneration of vocal cord , the latter is the severe form when the vocal cords are fully filled with fluid