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Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology)

 Voice Disorders-Laryngology

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Voice care center offering therapy, surgery for singers, educators, seniors and others

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The staff at the Clinical Center for Voice Care specializes in disorders of the voice, airway, and swallowing.

Voice problems:

  • Difficulty with the speaking voice
  • Difficulty with the singing voice
  • Fatigue or pain from voice use
  • Hoarseness after surgery in the neck
  • Aging voice
  • Muscle tension dysphonia
  • Vocal cord nodules, polyps, cysts
  • Vocal cord paralysis and paresis
  • Vocal cord scars
  • Vocal cord granuloma
  • Spasmodic dysphonia
  • Laryngeal dystonia
  • Hoarseness after injury to the voice box

Other diseases affecting the vocal cords and the larynx:

  • Acid and non-acid reflux
  • Chronic cough, throat clearing
  • Cancers of the vocal cords
  • Papilloma

Airway problems:

  • Vocal cord paralysis
  • Subglottic stenosis (narrowing of the airway below the vocal cords)
  • Tracheal stenosis (narrowing of the windpipe)
  • Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD)
  • Paradoxical vocal fold motion
  • Unexplained episodes of respiratory distress
  • Breathing difficulty after injury to the voice box

Swallowing problems:

  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Aspiration (food goes down the windpipe)
  • Zenkers diverticulum
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