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In the 1990s, Kennedy learned he had spasmodic dysphonia, according to NBC News. The rare condition causes uncontrolled spasms in the muscles responsible for coordinating the vocal folds in the ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s raspy voice was on full display when his high-stakes confirmation hearing got underway ... has long suffered from a rare neurological condition known as spasmodic dysphonia.
Adductor spasmodic dysphonia, which is the kind Kennedy has, means “the vocal folds press too tightly together during speech,” Frankford says. “That causes this raspy or creaky kind of voice ...
In his 40s, Kennedy developed adductor spasmodic dysphonia, an organic voice disorder that causes his voice to quaver and makes speech difficult. It is a form of involuntary movement affecting the larynx, related to dystonia.
His unique tone is in fact due to a rare neurological condition called spasmodic dysphonia. Kennedy, 71, has made it known that he’s not a fan of his raspy voice, telling the Los Angeles Times ...
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]
Kennedy's mother and uncle Ted introducing the newborn Kennedy to the media at Georgetown University Hospital on December 19, 1968, a week after her birth. Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy was born on December 12, 1968, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., to parents Robert F. Kennedy, a former United States Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and 1968 U.S. presidential candidate ...
A rarer type, mixed spasmodic dysphonia, causes the voice to sound strained, tight and breathy. Around 500,000 people in the U.S. have spasmodic dysphonia, which is more prevalent among females ...