A person may lose their voice for many reasons unrelated to sickness or infection. This may include vocal overuse, vocal cord nodules, and laryngopharyngeal reflux. The larynx contains flaps of tissue ...

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 ...

Patients with voice problems caused by a paralyzed vocal fold now have more options when considering surgery to restore their voices. Results of a multi-center clinical trial published in the Oct.

Any change lasting longer than two weeks, or those occurring without infection, warrants a specialist consultation ...

How singers use their voices, including the genre of music they perform, has an impact on vocal injury, new research finds. Dr. Lesley Childs, medical director of the Voice Center at University of ...

San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas speaking at the Board of Supervisors meeting, March 14, 2023. Vargas announced on Monday she has developed nodules on her vocal cords and will rest her speaking ...

University of Delaware materials scientist Xinqiao Jia has received a combined $4.85 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research aimed at improving human health ...

Humans talk with the larynx or voice box. This small but versatile apparatus is at the back of the throat, at the very top of the trachea. It is both formed by and supported by the cartilage rings of ...

Metal powerhouse Avenged Sevenfold has postponed their 2025 Latin American tour after frontman M. Shadows was diagnosed with a vocal fold hematoma. The band announced the decision on Friday through ...