Meghan Trainor: Hemorrhages and the Professional Singer
Meghan Trainor, talented songwriter and singer, has had to stop performing and cancel the remainder of her tour due to a second vocal hemorrhage. Singers, vocal coaches, and fans have…
Voice Case of the Week: “Pushing Through” and “Working Around” Hoarseness
The patient is a 40-year-old female who noted voice changes after choking. She was drinking water the night before and noted it went down the wrong pipe. She only coughed…
Allergies and the Voice
Most people associate allergies with the classic symptoms seen on commercials: itchy, watery eyes; runny nose; and sneezing. However, far more often, allergies present subtly, and in a way that…
Figure: Patient 2 after treatment.
Voice Case of the Week: Side Effects of Medications
The patient is an 82 year old male who presented with complaints of loss of voice. He had noted initial symptoms 7 months ago and had noted a gradual decline…
Voice Case of the Week: The Effects of Alcohol on the Voice
The patient is a 26 year old male who presented with a 3 week history of hoarseness. He denied any other symptoms, including throat pain, postnasal drip, or throat clearing.…
Voice Case of the Week: Sometimes it is Reflux
The patient is a 34 year old male opera singer who presented with decreased vocal range, throat clearing, and pitch breaks during sustained phonation. He has noted changes over the…
Voice Case of the Week: Larynx Injury from Inhalation
The patient is 32 year old female who has noted gradual worsening of her voice over the past year and a half. She is not a voice student and is…
A trial of voice therapy was suggested and the patient was compliant. However, she did not note any improvement. A decision was therefore made to perform conservative surgery. Intraoperatively, this is the image of her vocal folds. Note that operative views are rotated 180 degrees, so that right is right and left is left (unlike office laryngoscopy which is like a mirror – left is right and right is left).
Voice Case of the Week: When Nodules Need Surgery
The patient is a 32 year old singer who presented with significant worsening of her voice over a 3 month period. She is typically in meetings for most of the…