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Hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp at varying pitches

docvox — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:15:14 +0000

Hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp at varying pitches

Gospel singer with progressive vocal impairment during singing and a deeper voice for several months.

Hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp

docvox — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:05:15 +0000

Hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp

Two years ago he developed a hoarse voice. His ENT physician told him that he had vocal nodules and sent him to speech therapy. When I met him, here were his vocal cords. My experience is that a hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp usually is the result of a vocal accident. I don't find that hemorrhagic polyps respond to therapy.

Hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp

docvox — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:21:01 +0000

Hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp

This is a hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp that came on after a cold and a severe cough in a person who is already very talkative with a bit of a raspy voice. She completely lost her voice for several days before it came back as a very rough voice. This first photo is taken with a Pentax chip endoscope at standard definition.

Hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp

docvox — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:35:00 +0000

Hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp

He woke up one day with a sudden change in his voice sounding like he had re-entered puberty. His voice continued to crack and break up. I noted a right hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp on the endoscopic examination. Three months later his voice had improved on its own.

Vocal nodules

docvox — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:59:00 +0000

Vocal nodules

This patient noted discomfort with singing. The vocal cord swellings which are also known as nodules require that he hold the vocal cords slightly apart. This allows air leak, impairs his upper vocal range and creates a muscle tension with the resulting discomfort during singing.

vocal nodules

docvox — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 03:18:00 +0000

vocal nodules

These are vocal nodules in a twentysomething vocal overdoer. She works in the food service industry and frequently sings on the job. The images are taken with a KayPentax 70° rigid endoscope at high definition.

Laryngology 101: My vocal cord polyp

chris — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:47:42 +0000

Laryngology 101: My vocal cord polyp

Doc, what should I do about my vocal cord polyp?

Vocal cord polyps at various pitches

chris — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:03:19 +0000

Vocal cord polyps at various pitches

RIgid stroboscopy on person with vocal polyps. Note the onset delays as pitch increases and vocal cords tighten

Smokers polyps or Reinke's edema

chris — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:01:26 +0000

Smokers polyps or Reinke's edema

Smokers polyps or Reinke's edema is caused by the combination of smoking and talking a lot. The voice is very deep because of the size of the polyps. You will see them suck inward when the patient takes a breath. After surgical removal, the vocal cords vibrate at a much higher pitch.

Laryngology 101 SD - Hemorrhagic vocal cord polyps, part I, HD version

chris — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:31:29 +0000

Laryngology 101 SD - Hemorrhagic vocal cord polyps, part I, HD version

Diagnosing and treating vocal cord polyps by James P Thomas on voicedoctor.net. An example case of a patient with a hemorrhagic vocal cord polyp is covered from diagnosis to treatment. Other examples are reviewed.

vocal cord nodules recur after excision

docvox — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:31:00 +0000

vocal cord nodules recur after excision

Elizabeth is in her 20s and began singing about 3 years ago. About 1 year ago, she noted some roughness in her singing voice. She loves to talk and rates herself a 7/7 on the talkativeness scale and a 7/7 on the loudness scale. Here are her vocal cords when I met her.

Vocal cord polyp resolves over time with reduced vocal use

docvox — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:02:00 +0000

Vocal cord polyp resolves over time with reduced vocal use

James was age 27 when he first came to me for impairment of his singing voice. His singing became more effortful over 3 to 4 years. There was roughness in his upper vocal range. He recently switched from singing baritone, moving to a tenor. . He has a very faint swelling on the right mid-vocal cord. ************************************

Polyp

chris — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:33:00 +0000

Polyp

Translucent vocal polyp on the right vocal cord. There is a reactive swelling on the left. Mucous tends to accumulate on the swellings because they dampen vibration.

Hemorrhagic polyp

chris — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:31:07 +0000

Hemorrhagic polyp

With a 20 year history of difficulty singing and recurrent hoarse voice this patient had repeatedly hemorrhaged into their vocal polyps. There is an acute hemorrhage at the time of the first photos. The operating room views show that there are multiple capillaries within the polyps.

Capillary ectasias with polyp

chris — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:22:39 +0000

Capillary ectasias with polyp

Capillary ectasias and a polyp are present on the right vocal cord. Less prominent ectasias are also present on the left cord.