Lee Akst, M.D., director of the Johns Hopkins Voice Center and an expert in laryngology, says that 30 to 40 percent of people with vocal cord paralysis have had neck surgery — thyroid procedures in ...

We describe what appears to be the first case in the medical literature of sarcoidosis presenting as isolated, bilateral true vocal cord paralysis resulting from compressive bilateral mediastinal ...

Vocal Fold Paralysis: A condition where the vocal cords cannot move properly, affecting breathing, swallowing, and voice. Endoscopic Percutaneous Suture Lateralization (EPSL): A minimally invasive ...

When this happens, speaking and breathing can both be affected. Damage to nerves during surgery, infection, neurological disorder and cancer can be the cause of vocal cord paralysis. Vocal fold ...

Doctors diagnosed Kimberly with muscle tension dysphonia after realizing her neck muscles were so tight, her vocal cords were almost ... “I couldn't believe it was true," the According to ...

Kimberly Williams-Paisley is asking for “no sympathy” as she shares another health update with fans. “Haven’t posted in the ...

Bilateral vocal cord paralysis is a known possible complication following thyroid surgery. It owes to the close relationship between the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the thyroid gland. The most ...

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. Vocal cord abductor paralysis (VCAP) is considered a sign of a poor prognosis in ...

He took the guts to open up about how his left vocal cord was paralysed, and he was diagnosed with Vocal Cord Paresis. Shekhar had lost his voice because of the same and was in a pessimistic state. A ...

In case you weren’t aware, it’s not customary for a head football coach to call plays from the pressbox. They generally do so on the sidelines down on the field. So it’s unusual that, every ...