Voice Case of the Week: Who Needs a Laryngeal Surgeon?
The patient is a 34 year old male professional singer who presented with difficulty in his vocal break. His speaking voice sounded slightly raspy to him but more troublesome was…
Voice Case of the Week: Prolonged Vocal Hemorrhage from Herbal Supplements
The patient is a 43 year old female who presented with occasional hoarseness for the past year. She noted her voice was normal at times. Her most recent episode of…
Voice Case of the Week: Voice and Emotion
A 23 year old female singer, well-known to the practice, presented with new onset of vocal symptoms. She noted that things had been going well since her last screening visit,…
Voice Case of the Week: Timeline of Consultation for Hoarseness
The patient is a 59 year old male who presented with a 10 month history of throat clearing. He noted some mild voice changes approximately 2 months ago but states…
Figure 2: Photographic(top) and artistic rendition(bottom) of the tonsil and throat (oropharynx) demonstrating cobblestoning, one of the visible changes of postnasal drip.
Voice Case of the Week: Voice Doctors as Voice Patients
This week’s case features a patient you may know: me. I had an experience last weekend that gave me insight into the life of a singer. In medicine, we…
Figure: Stroboscopy image of the vocal cords demonstrating polypoid corditis (arrow).
Voice Case the Week: Prognosis Hinges on Diagnosis
The patient is a 40 year old female who has had significant vocal symptoms for several months. She has noted a decrease in her vocal range and increased effort…
Figure 2: Frame by frame analysis also allows for viewing of the polyps on lateral excursion, when they compress into the vocal fold superficial lamina propria. This permits the view of large ectasias (vascular lakes) embedded within the vocal folds.
Voice Case of the Week: The Value of a (Healthy) Screening Exam
The patient is a 26 year old professional singer who has noted significant postnasal drip since performing in a smoky venue 3 weeks earlier. She feels that something is…
Figure 1: Stroboscopy image of the vocal cords demonstrating thickened striking zones.
Voice Case of the Week: Do Nodules Need Surgery?
The patient is a 26 year old professional singer who noted an increase in vocal rasp and a decrease in vocal range over a 6-month period. She was performing…