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  2. Reinke's edema - Wikipedia

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    The swelling of the vocal folds causes the voice to become deep and hoarse. Therefore, the major symptom of Reinke's edema is a hoarseness similar to laryngitis. The major cause associated with Reinke's edema is smoking. In fact, 97 percent of patients diagnosed with Reinke's edema are habitual smokers.

  3. Alexander Technique - Wikipedia

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    The Alexander Technique is used as a therapy for stress-related chronic conditions. It does not attempt to cure the underlying cause, but to teach people how to avoid bad habits which might exacerbate their condition. [12] The Technique is used as an alternative treatment to improve both voice and posture for people in the performing arts.

  4. Hoarse voice - Wikipedia

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    A medical treatment involves the use of botulinum toxin (botox) or anti-reflux medicines, for example. Botox is a key treatment for voice disorders such as Spasmodic Dysphonia. [33] Voice therapy is mainly used with patients who have an underlying cause of voice misuse or abuse. [34]

  5. How Brad Paisley Helped Wife Kimberly ‘Feel Less ... - AOL

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    Before realizing she needed surgery and being diagnosed with muscle tension dysphonia, Williams-Paisley consulted a voice coach and tried acupuncture and massage to soothe her vocal cords.

  6. Voice therapy - Wikipedia

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    Voice therapy is sometimes undertaken by trans women and trans men to make their voices better match their gender. [16] Voice feminization is the desired outcome of surgical techniques, speech therapy, self-help programs and a general litany of other techniques to acquire a female-sounding voice from a perceived male-sounding voice. Voice ...

  7. Spasmodic dysphonia - Wikipedia

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    Spasmodic dysphonia, also known as laryngeal dystonia, is a disorder in which the muscles that generate a person's voice go into periods of spasm. [1] [2] This results in breaks or interruptions in the voice, often every few sentences, which can make a person difficult to understand. [1]

  8. Kimberly Williams-Paisley opens up about being 'trapped in my ...

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    Kimberly Williams-Paisley is opening up about her "fight to be heard" during her two year struggle with voice loss.. The Father of the Bride actress has revealed that due to a partial paralysis of ...

  9. Steven M. Zeitels - Wikipedia

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    Zeitels has designed numerous new voice restoration procedures (phonosurgery) and surgical instruments, and holds six patents for these innovations. [ citation needed ] He is widely acknowledged for novel laser applications to treat dysplasia and cancer as well as laryngeal papillomatosis , polyps, nodules.