Spasmodic dysphonia is a rare vocal disorder characterized by a strained, uneven and uncontrolled voice while speaking.

University of Arizona neuroscientists studying the brains of songbirds have found that aging alters the gene expressions that ...

Kennedy has said he has spasmodic dysphonia. It is a voice disorder characterized by involuntary spasms in the muscles that control the vocal cords, or folds. This causes difficulty in speaking ...

Neuroscientists have found a link between vocal changes and the aging brain in zebra finch songbirds, which could help lead to earlier diagnoses for disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's ...

My physical voice had betrayed me, forcing me to give up a career that I loved. A rare vocal disorder, Spasmodic Dysphonia, had made it increasingly difficult to do my job as a reporter at WCBS ...

It's because he has a rare vocal disorder. RFK Jr. has a disorder called spasmodic dysphonia – a spasm of the vocal muscles. Approximately 50,000 people in North America suffer from the ...

In older adults, vocal disorders are associated with the situation of initial isolation: “With all the restrictions, older adults have not communicated, so there is a decrease in performance in ...

Vocal fold paralysis and other laryngeal disorders in children can significantly impact their ability to speak, swallow, and breathe. These conditions can arise from various causes, including ...

Spasmodic dysphonia is incredibly rare. The group of disorders it belongs to, dystonia, is only estimated to affect around 100,000 people according to Dystonia UK. The organisation notes the vocal ...