Voice and Speech Disorders
The Voice Care Center provides state-of-the-art care for individuals with voice and speech disorders affecting the larynx and airway.
Voice Problems
- Aging voice
- Difficulty with the speaking/singing voice
- Fatigue or pain from voice use
- Hoarseness after injury to the voice box
- Hoarseness after surgery in the neck
- Vocal tremor
- Voice problems related to Parkinson's Disease
- Muscle tension dysphonia
- Spasmodic dysphonia
- Vocal cord granuloma
- Vocal cord nodules, polyps, cysts
- Vocal cord paralysis and paresis
- Vocal cord scars
Airway Problems
- Breathing difficulty after injury to the voice box
- Paradoxical vocal fold motion
- Vocal cord dysfunction
- Subglottic stenosis (narrowing of the airway below the vocal cords)
- Tracheal stenosis (narrowing of the windpipe)
- Unexplained episodes of respiratory distress/ laryngospasm
- Vocal cord paralysis
- Posterior glottic stenosis/scar
- Chronic cough
Diseases Affecting the Vocal Cords and Larynx
- Acid and non-acid reflux
- Cancers of the vocal cords
- Chronic cough, throat clearing
- Papilloma
Swallowing Problems
- Aspiration (food goes down the windpipe)
- Difficulty swallowing
- Zenkers diverticulum
