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Vocal cord paresis, also known as recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis or vocal fold paralysis, is an injury to one or both recurrent laryngeal nerves (RLNs), which control all intrinsic muscles of the larynx except for the cricothyroid muscle. The RLN is important for speaking, breathing and swallowing.
Different subtypes of vocal cord dysfunction are characterized by additional symptoms. For instance, momentary aphonia can be caused by laryngospasm, an involuntary spasm of the vocal cords [5] and a strained or hoarse voice may be perceived when the vocal cord dysfunction occurs during speech. [5]
In 1899, William Gowers described functional laryngeal spasms whereby the vocal cords were brought together with too much force while speaking. This was contrasted to Phonic Paralysis, where the speaker's vocal chords could not be brought together during the action of speech.
Vanderbilt speech pathologist Jennifer Muckala added that Williams-Paisley’s muscles had been tensing up to compensate for her vocal cords. App Users Click Here To View Post
"She had to exert a lot of force to try and bring her vocal cords together because of the weak left vocal cord," says Vanderbilt speech pathologist Jennifer Muckala, who worked with Williams ...
Voice therapy consists of techniques and procedures that target vocal parameters, such as vocal fold closure, pitch, volume, and quality. This therapy is provided by speech-language pathologists and is primarily used to aid in the management of voice disorders, [1] or for altering the overall quality of voice, as in the case of transgender voice therapy.
Kimberly Williams-Paisley opened up about her “terrifying” struggle with vocal cord paralysis that left her without a voice for two years. In a recent interview with People, the 53-year-old ...
Unilateral vocal cord paralysis where one vocal cord out of the two is paralysed. Symptomatic glottic insufficiency (dysphonia, aspiration) which leads to incomplete glottic closure which in turn results in failure to produce proper sound. Age-related vocal fold atrophy leading to glottic insufficiency. [4]