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Laryngologists and ENT doctors

mrmorris106 — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 12:18:29 +0000

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Hi, What are the main differences between laryngologists and ENT doctors?

Rattling/Tinny sound, unsustainable middle or upper range notes, occasional larygospasms, lowered speech voice, weakness

mcbrado — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 22:30:23 +0000

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Is there a good vocologist or otolarygologist in the Detroit area with the same mindset as the moderator? I am tired of my voice getting worse and worse as more Omeprozole is tossed my way and I dump thousands down the drain with no diagnosis other than mild reflux. Former singer. No doctor ever allowed me to sing in their office prior to an endoscope to hear my issue. I have lost control of my vocals and their smoothness when singing and tire easily when talking, which has become much deeper and fried. Both middle and high notes are uncontrollable, rattley, unsustainable, or missing. I am 31.

Deep voice

tmargarets — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 00:56:19 +0000

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I am intrigued and was wondering if at all you can suggest help for my voice. I live in Australia and have had a deep husky voice for a female, it has really lowered myself esteem over the years and often I am mistaken as a man on the phone. If I try and speak lower people can't understand me so I raise my voice and I am always told to stop yelling. Is there any thing you can help me with as I would organise a trip tomorrow to the USA if so. Would love to know about cost also. I assume you would have to hear my voice? Look forward to hearing from you. We have planned a trip Oct - Nov 2014 so just thought I would enquire. Regards Tracy Smith

Change in my medicine today at Dr. visit

traciehensley87 — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 23:37:08 +0000

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I went today for my 3 month check-up as I have been doing for the last 20 years. I have been taking Xanax 1 mg. 3 times a day for over 12 years now and today she changed my medicine for my anxiety attacks to Diazepam, 5mg, 3 times a day,..." but I feel that it is not working at all. I am feeling stressed. Is it a time frame for this medicine to take affect or a lower dosage.???

LPR healing time+diagnosis at voice doc

jco5055 — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 05:02:39 +0000

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Hey Dr,

I went to the voice doctor way back in October and was diagnosed with reflux. I was not given a prescription but instead was given an info sheet on diet changes etc.

Anyways, through some more deduction I came to the conclusion that I specifically had LPR, and I tried various treatment options with moderate success. It wasn't until this summer that I finally found a treatment that seems to block the reflux, so now my larynx can properly heal.

I've heard that LPR often takes a long time to heal, like close to a year or at the very least multiple months. Is this true? It's just that as a singer it's frustrating that it seems like I haven't regained any of my lost range etc and I guess I want some reassurance that I'm most likely healing and eventually I'll be back to 100%.

Also, according to my diagnosis form he gave me the primary diagnosis is listed as "slight gap" and the secondary diagnosis is "?PABRLN TA subtle". Is this anything I should know or be concerned about? I'd imagine it's not since he didn't mention any of it but for all I know he didn't think these diagnoses could be causing my trouble but maybe I didn't tell one of the nitty gritty or small details which would have been key.

Thanks!

several problems

peuse — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:20:00 +0000

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has surgery disadvantage for voice for cleaning voice of lumps?

peuse — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:18:36 +0000

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Hi.about one month ago I asked you about arytenoid dislocation & I explained all of my problems for you in a subject (several problem(chronic nodules ....) & now i have had a strobovideo laryngoscopy 2 hours ago.& now the voice therapist says it s not nodule it s polyp.how does a nodule changed to a polyp when I am always silent?& what s white tissue on it?& i have had to say before these explanation that i have got a little better in speaking in comparison with 1 month ago.I upload my larynx photo here.Please see and give your opinion..this is video html:http://www.uplooder.net/cgi-bin/dl.cgi?key=9135efd8a8da4cb38c7911014f670c0a
So if it will be necessary for me to have surgery for cleaning the vocal cord of lumps(polyps,cysts,…I don’t know) does the surgery affect on or reduce the extent(high ptch low pitch..) of my voice?
And if you have any advice before surgery for me I would be happy to know.
Thank for your nice informational website & your good useful research

Voice is good up until late morning then...

peterpan246 — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 08:38:12 +0000

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Hi I am a male and seem to have that morning voice issue where my voice is quite fine up until midday then it gets raspy and high pitched towards the evening. I've never tried medication or treatment mainly because it really is very temperamental. The majority of the time it is tolerable and ok but sometimes it literally is horrific. One thing that seems to help I believe is cardio activity and then lots of water afterwards. I find my voice is almost acceptable in depth if I do this, but only half an hour or so after the activity. if I don't exercise or especially if I am very tired my voice is terrible and could quite easily be compared to a female voice. Sometimes when I'm drunk it seems to get worse as well,which is strange because I usually always thought alcohol made it better and relaxed my body and organs and everything. By the way this all started from smoking marijuana heavily when I was a teenager.I have stopped for 10 years yet it remains the same... Can you shed any light on this? Could it be nodules or systs etc? I have experienced many difficult times from this and unbelievable anxiety from it as well.... As I said I've never got my vocal chords checked because my voice isn't bad all the time and can be tolerable. Thanks.

Revision

lee.milam — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 02:26:19 +0000

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I found a website that said 16 patients out of 22 had revision surgery to add more bulk to the implant. I'm one of those patients who need revision. Why is this happening?

noone can help

dymson — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 20:49:11 +0000

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I live in the UK and over here they blame reflux for all vocal disorders, I have been unable to speak loudly or with my usual voice due to what originally was blamed on paralysis and is now a bowed vocal chord. I have had expensive medialisation which resulted in no change whatsoever in voice. I am apparently due to have another attempt ,with a plan if it doesnt reboot the chord to have an implant. I am scared to death of the doctors over here as they really seem to just be guessing as to what the cause of my issue is and how to help me permanently. My wife now has similar issue and we both have a 4 month old baby. NEither can sing or read out loud too whatsoever. It brings tears to my eyes just writing it. I have no polyps no liasions my chords are allegedly perfect just one side has suddenly stopped working and caused the chord to bow. maybe viral who knows....is their opinion. I wish I was in US right now. Any advice ?