The Injured Acting Voice: Jon Hamm and Vocal Polyps
With so many stories about singers with vocal injuries, it may not be obvious that actors and other professional voice users are at risk too. Indeed, anyone who uses…
Linda Ronstadt Unable to sing: Singers and Parkinson’s Disease
Music icon Linda Ronstadt recently announced that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson ’s disease. Although the diagnosis came as a surprise to her during a recent consultation with…
Vocal Fold Nodules
The term “nodules” is most often associated with singers and is actually one of the most feared problems among singers. People may feel that if they do not sing,…
Opera Singer Wendy White’s Career-Ending Fall: How Physical Injury Affects the Voice
The opera world was saddened to hear that famed mezzo-soprano, Wendy White, would no longer be able to perform opera. After more than 20 years on the Metropolitan Opera…
Drugs and the Voice: Does Cocaine affect the Voice?
The tragic passing of Cory Monteith once again shed the spotlight on the prevalence of drug use. It is not restricted to the acting and singing community but these groups…
Frank Ocean Cancels Tour: What is a Vocal Tear?
There is another performer to add to the list of those who have had to cancel a tour for a vocal injury. Frank Ocean recently suffered a “tear” of…
Fragile Vocal Cords: Lauren Conrad’s Raspy Voice
Reality star turned entrepreneur, Lauren Conrad, recently discussed how her voice has changed over the years. Conrad’s pre-MTV reality show voice is less raspy than the voice she currently…
HPV of the throat: How are adults affected?
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a virus that causes many different diseases. Most women become familiar with this virus when a routine pap smear turns up unexpectedly abnormal. This…
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