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