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Bookmark or Share- Mayo Clinic Q and A: Why you need to evaluate hoarseness that doesn't ...Hoarseness also can be caused by noncancerous growths along the vocal folds. These include small vocal cord swellings (polyps), calluslike patches (nodules) or small encapsulated lesions (cysts). These may be due to phonotrauma, and smoking and reflux can be contributing factors. Lesions often heal by eliminating irritants, and with voice therapy.
- Mayo Clinic Minute: What happens when you vocal fry?Dr. David Lott says vocal fry is the lowest register of your voice. “Theoretically, the problem with using vocal fry is that you squeeze the back part of your vocal folds tightly, and the vocal folds themselves are really loose. And, so, instead of having a nice, fluid motion when the vocal folds vibrate, they’re vibrating chaotically.
- Science Saturday: Regenerating the larynx for a second chance at speechMayo Clinic is leveraging advances in regenerative medicine to restore function for people whose lives have been drastically changed by a laryngectomy — surgery to remove the voice box. People without a voice box can neither speak with their natural voices nor breathe through their noses. Simple pleasures like smelling a bouquet of flowers or […]
- Home Remedies: Helping a hoarse voice - Mayo Clinic News NetworkVocal cord paralysis, which can result from injury, stroke, a lung tumor or other health conditions; Bowing of the vocal cords in old age; The Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies provides answers you need to take care of common health problems on your own. This reference covers 120 of today’s common health problems in an easy-to-follow, A-to-Z ...
- Hoarseness Can Be More Than a Temporary NuisanceDetected early, vocal cord cancer can often be successfully treated with surgery or radiation. Complications of another problem — Hoarseness can be caused by many underlying diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, hypothyroidism, Parkinson's disease, stroke and multiple sclerosis. Damage to voice box nerves can cause hoarseness and occur as ...
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