Dr. Reena Gupta is a voice doctor in Los Angeles, CA.
Figure 1: Varices before laser treatment (left). Varices after treatment. Note that the pink hue of the photo is due to a lens filter that protects the surgeon’s eyes from the laser (right).
The patient is a 27-year-old female enrolled in a graduate level vocal performance program. She has had vocal difficulties for many years, including vocal inconsistency, intermittently decreased vocal range,…
What should I expect when I see a voice doctor? Question: I am a professional singer and am very careful about my voice. I have gone to several doctors…
Figure 1: Two images taken from the same patient’s vocal folds using fiberoptic laryngoscopy (left) and rigid stroboscopy (right). Note that the polyp seen in the stroboscopy image looks like vocal nodules in the low-resolution fiberoptic laryngoscopy image.
How do I know if I was diagnosed correctly? Question: A few months ago I began to feel like my voice didn’t have the same range it used to…
The patient is a 31-year-old talent agent who noted severe hoarseness after a networking event. He saw a local ENT who said he had the beginnings of nodules. He…
Figure 1: Freeze frame showing significant compression of muscles around the vocal folds, resulting in obliteration of the view of the folds.
The patient is a 34 year old female who has had a several month history of decreased range. She has lost 2-3 notes off the top of her vocal…
Case Presentation: A 21 year old female singer presented with a 5 week history of intermittent hoarseness. She noted that if she would rest for one day, it would…
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