This may include vocal overuse, vocal cord nodules, and laryngopharyngeal reflux. The larynx contains flaps of tissue called the ventricular folds. The vocal cords, or folds, run along the edges ...

OBJECTIVE: Gastroesophageal reflux has been implicated in the pathogenesis of vocal cord nodules. However, a cause-and-effect relationship has not been established. Because documentation of ...

In his regular column, Dr James Le Fanu answers your questions. This week, a reader struggles with a progressively raspy voice ...

Recurrent laryngeal injury risk was reduced with intraoperative nerve monitoring among patients with thyroid cancer undergoing thyroidectomy.

American politician Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spasmodic dysphonia, a rare neurological condition. Check out how this affects ...

Thyroid nodules are very common and less than 10% end up being cancerous ... voice changes due to manipulation of the nerve supplying your vocal cords, and changes in your calcium levels from ...

Standardised procedures for neuromonitoring: routine examination of the vocal cords and equipment prior to monitoring ... the range of indications more frequently includes nodules suspected of being ...

The widespread utilization of chest CT scans has increased the importance of the proper evaluation of incidentally found lung nodules. The primary goal in the evaluation of these nodules is to ...

The spasms sometimes make the vocal cords very tight, making the voice sound strained. When the vocal cords come apart, the voice sounds breathy. At any time, the voice can go from a soft, breathy ...