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Softball is a sport for warm weather. That can pose problems for Bryn Lucht. The Wauconda standout was diagnosed with vocal cord dysfunction when she was 16. For Lucht, heat and humidity can worsen ...

Some of the most common vocal cord surgeries include medialization laryngoplasty, arytenoid adduction, and anterior glottic web formation. Vocal cord surgery is usually done to treat damage to the ...

Voice changes that linger can be easy to brush off—until they start interfering with daily life. Marisa Ryan, MD, voice specialist at University of Utah Health, discusses the causes of vocal cord ...

A full recovery from vocal cord surgery can take 3–6 months or longer, depending on the procedure. Drinking enough water, getting adequate rest, and not speaking too soon can help speed up recovery.

Music composer and singer Shekhar Ravjiani opened up about a life-altering health scare he faced two years ago - sharing that he was diagnosed with Left Vocal Cord Paresis which made him lose his ...

Antonio Bottiggi choked in last year’s postseason wrestling tournament. There was absolutely nothing the multi-sport student-athlete from Riverside could have done about it, but he choked. But after ...