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During a recent anterior diskectomy, the neurosurgeon had to move my vocal cords. when will i get my voice back?
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Very high : Spontaneous recovery all I have seen are resolved by 6 months I have seen one permanent vocal cord problem can be stiffened by ENT docs can salvage unavoidable 1% complication part of the reason why surgery is tried last and carefully considered sorry it usually gets better by itself.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Time: Usually in 3-6 months most patients will recover from the stretch injury of the recurrent laryngeal nerve from the retractors used for the ACDF.
Answered 8/24/2014
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