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PubMed Articles
Care of the Child's Voice: A Pediatric Otolaryngologist's Perspective.
Children with voice problems are encountered by speech-language pathologists working in schools but not with sufficient frequency to yield a great experience in managing them. Their evaluation and tre...
Laryngeal Sensory Dysfunction in Laryngeal Hypersensitivity Syndrome.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Diseases associated with laryngeal dysfunction include chronic refractory cough (CRC), paradoxical vocal fold movement (PVFM), muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) and globus phary...
Medically unexplained symptoms and somatisation in ENT.
Background: Somatisation has been described as the perception of a physiological event influenced by emotion. Method: A review of the medical literature was carried out using the following Medical Sub...
Aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze oncologic and functional results of a cohort of T2 and selected T3 glottic tumors treated by transoral laser surgery (TLS). Eighty-nine patients affect...
BACKGROUND: The present study was aimed to provide ethnopharmacological basis for the medicinal use of Viola betonicifolia whole plant in indigestion and constipation. METHODS: Mice were used in in-vi...
Antisynthetase antibody syndrome: case report and review of the literature.
Antisynthetase antibody syndrome is a rare autoimmune disease that may present with variable systemic manifestations, mainly polymyositis, interstitial lung disease, skin lesions, and Raynaud's phenom...
Zataria multiflora Boiss. (Shirazi thyme)-An ancient condiment with modern pharmaceutical uses.
Zataria multiflora Boiss. (ZM) is a thyme-like plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family that grows wild only in Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. This plant with the vernacular name of Avishan-e-Shirazi...
Botulinum toxin therapy for spasmodic torticollis : Medical and non-medical adjunct treatment.
BACKGROUND: Spasmodic torticollis patients were investigated with respect to the number of adjunct treatments used before and after the introduction of botulinum toxin therapy (Btx). The study was des...
As a result of the complex anatomy in upper cervical spine, the operative treatment of axis neoplasms is always complicated. Although the procedure for the second cervical vertebra (C2) surgery had be...
Abstract Conclusion: The choice of technique will depend on the glottic gap observed by stroboscopy, the alteration of the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and the recorded values of harmonics-to-noise rati...
News Articles
Pneumoperitoneum and pneumothorax complicating colonoscopy
bmj;346/apr24_10/f2516/FIG1F1fig1A 65 year old woman underwent endoscopic colonic polypectomy. Soon after the removal of four polyps, she complained of abdominal pain, dyspnoea, and dysphonia....
Bayer's Stivarga® (regorafenib) Tablets Approved in Japan
WAYNE, N.J. and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer HealthCare and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONXX) announced today that the Ministry of Health, Lab...
Mount Sinai awarded more than $5 million from NIH to study neurological voice disorder
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Kristina Simonyan, M.D., Ph.D., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has received more than five million dollars from the Natio...
Finding May Lead to Better Understanding of the Causes of Dystonia NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research funded by The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundat...
Dr. Michael King Opens Peak ENT and Voice Center in Metro Denver
A specially trained otolaryngologist, Dr. King treats singers and others faced with problems using their voice. (PRWEB) October 17, 2012 On any given day, Dr. J. Michael King never knows who’s goin...
Miracle Botanicals is Now Offering Pure Helichrysum Italicum Essential Oil For Only $39.97
Helichrysum Italicum Essential Oil Now Being offered by Miracle Botanicals is Highly Medicinal and Very Affordable at the Introductory Price of $39.97. Pahoa, HI (PRWEB) September 05, 2012 Miracle Bo...
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Clinical Trials
Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Cervical Dystonia
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treating primary dystonia. Patients with dystonia have muscle spasms that cause uncontrolled twisting and rep...
Dextromethorphan to Treat Patients With Voice Spasms
This study will examine how dextromethorphan, a drug that alters reflexes of the larynx (voice box), might change voice symptoms in people with voice disorders due to uncontrolled laryngea...
Sensory Function in Idiopathic Voice Disorders
This research study is designed to improve understanding about voice disorders that are due to uncontrolled muscle contractions affecting the voice box. The type of voice disorder depends...
Characteristics of Idiopathic Familial Voice Disorders
The purpose the study is to determine the genetic causes of specific voice disorders that run in families. Researchers are particularly interested in two conditions; 1. Spasmodic dysph...
Role of Neurotransmission and Functional CNS Networks in Spasmodic Dysphonia
This study will examine how the brain controls speech in patients with spasmodic dysphonia, a voice disorder that involves involuntary spasms of muscles in the larynx (voice box), causin...
The purpose of this study is to compare two types of botulinum toxin type A to treat the involuntary muscle contractions in the neck
This study will examine whether lansoprazole (Prevacid) and dietary control versus dietary control alone will improve pediatric hoarseness symptoms.
The safety and efficacy of PurTox, Botulinum Toxin Type A, Purified Neurotoxin, injected intramuscularly into the neck, is being evaluated as a treatment for painful and non-painful spasmo...
The purpose of this study is to compare two types of botulinum toxin type A to treat the involuntary muscle contractions in the neck
Effect of Vocal Exercise After Botulinum Toxin Injection for Spasmodic Dysphonia
Studies have suggested that voluntary muscle exercise in the hand and face after botulinum toxin injection may enhance the clinical effects of the toxin. Exercise may speed up the absorpt...
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Spasmodic Dysphonia Voice Samples
A variety of voice samples from patients diagnosed with Spasmodic Dysphonia.
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Dysphonia
Difficulty and/or pain in PHONATION or speaking.
Trismus
Spasmodic contraction of the masseter muscle resulting in forceful jaw closure. This may be seen with a variety of diseases, including TETANUS, as a complication of radiation therapy, trauma, or in association with neoplastic conditions.
Voice Disorders
Pathological processes that affect voice production, usually involving VOCAL CORDS and the LARYNGEAL MUCOSA. Voice disorders can be caused by organic (anatomical), or functional (emotional or psychological) factors leading to DYSPHONIA; APHONIA; and defects in VOICE QUALITY, loudness, and pitch.
Pseudobulbar Palsy
A syndrome characterized by DYSARTHRIA, dysphagia, dysphonia, impairment of voluntary movements of tongue and facial muscles, and emotional lability. This condition is caused by diseases that affect the motor fibers that travel from the cerebral cortex to the lower BRAIN STEM (i.e., corticobulbar tracts); including MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p489)
Aerophagy
Spasmodic swallowing of air.
