What exactly are the pathologic changes that occur in the vocal folds after external beam irradiation?
Is Surgery Necessary for All Vocal Fold Polyps?
Conservative approaches, such as voice therapy and vocal hygiene measures, can offer sufficient improvement and avoid inherent risks of surgery
Oral Steroids Effective in Reducing Inflammation from Phonotrauma
How effective are steroids versus vocal rest in combating vocal fold inflammation from voice overuse?
Is Laryngeal Electromyography Useful in the Diagnosis and Management of Vocal Fold Paresis/Paralysis?
In many cases, LEMG can differentiate neural disruption from structural immobility and predict which patient will not recover vocal fold motion after a nerve injury
Literature Review: A Roundup of Important Recent Studies
Bilateral cochlear implants improve spatial acuity; SSCD treated with surgical plugging; vocal fold paresis following neonatal cardiac surgery; management of temporal bone defects after oncologic resection; pattern of active HPV expression correlates to disease course; safety of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for CRS studied
AAO-HNSF 2012: Challenging Vocal Fold Paralysis Cases
Four vocal fold experts relay their careful approaches to diagnosis and treatment
Weight Loss and Hoarseness in a 38-Year-Old Woman
A woman presented with a chief complaint of throat pain of four weeks duration and hoarseness of several years duration. She eventually presented to the otolaryngology clinic complaining of a four-week history of odynophagia associated with a frequent urge to clear her throat.
The Voice Lift: Should vocal fold surgery be considered a cosmetic procedure?
People get face-lifts and other types of cosmetic surgery to look better. They exercise so that they’ll feel better. But few people consider a voice lift, which combines surgery and exercise to make them sound better.
Trial Vocal Fold Injection Helps Predict Positive Outcomes
Patients who were allowed to test drive a vocal fold injection-and who later decided on a permanent augmentation-found that the trial treatment translated in positive outcomes, researchers have found.
Pulsed-Dye Laser May Be Useful for Vocal Fold Scarring
Every five years I make a list of the ten toughest problems in laryngology, said Jamie Koufman, MD, Director of the Voice Institute of New York.