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None — BACKGROUND: Although the passion of Samantha Trattner's life, it was her vocal chords that were negatively impacting her health. Vocal chord dysfunction is a hidden, yet common and usually ...

Vocal fold (or vocal cord) paralysis occurs when your vocal folds, the two bands of tissue in your larynx (voice box), stop moving. Usually, this occurs because one or both of the nerves that go to ...

Several types of thyroplasty can alter or repair the vocal folds. This surgery is typically considered safe, and recovery times are minimal. A thyroplasty is a surgical procedure done to modify your ...