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Vocal cord paralysis
Vocal cord paralysis is a condition that causes you to be unable to speak. It is caused by damage to the laryngeal nerves that innervate the voice box.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 32-year old asked:
How typical is vocal cord paralysis?
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Are some people more prone to getting vocal cord paralysis?
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My sister says she has vocal cord paralysis. Are family members more likely to get the same thing?
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Is vocal cord paralysis curable?
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A 49-year old asked:
Will my 1-year-old son recover from vocal cord paralysis?
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A 42-year old asked:
What is the treatment for vocal cord paralysis?
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A 33-year old asked:
Infant was born with partial vocal cord paralysis. What happens over the next 1-6 months?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Can you get vocal cord paralysis from a dental anaesthetic injection?
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A 55-year old female asked:
Hi, what causes upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) and Vocal cord paralysis as I was recently diagnosed. Thanks?
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A 39-year old female asked:
My daughters ENT has recommended surgery for her vocal cord paralysis what is the best way to get a second opinion ?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is it possible for strep throat bacteria cause vocal cord paralysis?
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A 59-year old female asked:
What if any options do I have to having vocal cord implant? Lt vocal cord paralysis from lung biopsy 5/12/17.Ent advises thyroplasty. Thank you
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A 55-year old female asked:
Hi, today I was diagnosed with upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) and last week with Vocal cord paralysis . Are these two have any connections with MS? I have difficulty walking, pins and needles, electrical shock pain along spinal cord. Thanks?
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A 56-year old female asked:
I had shingles when I was 30, & now I have vocal cord paralysis difficulty walking, electrical shock pain along spinal cord pins and needles and sensetivity to humidity and loosing balance is my symptoms related to shingles? Is the virus still active?
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A 55-year old female asked:
M.Christmas, based on Brain MRI nonspecific foci of T2/flair white matter, vocal cord paralysis and upper airway Res Syn and MS symptoms I was given Tecfidera, is this medication safe to stay on for a long time?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is bilateral vocal fold paralysis curable ?
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A 55-year old female asked:
My sister has temporary paralysis of her vocal chords following a thyroidectomy. Should we be concerned the surgeon could have prevented this?
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A 59-year old female asked:
Vocal cord injections 10/4 & already wearing off? Still left cord paralysis since 5/12/17.Should I have more injections or implant? Not sure what todo
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A 55-year old female asked:
Left vocal chord paralysis. Mri scattered pv & sc wm flair nonspecific. Atypical for ms. I am 55 no high BP or migraine. Is MS stil a possibility?
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A 47-year old male asked:
How to fix vocal chord paralysis in a 86 yr old male. ENT said that his vocal chord got very narrow. He is breathing oxymeter at 94 Is tracheostomy needed? Currently treated with steroids?
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A 47-year old male asked:
86 year male got into vocal chord paralysis. Doctor in hospital considering tracheostomy as a final option if steroids dont work. His oxygen is over 95 with oxygen on. Is that procedure still necessary? Can he eat and talk normally after procedure ?
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A 31-year old asked:
Name of jungle drug for muscle paralysis?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Muscle paralysis?
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A 47-year old asked:
Does botulism cause muscle paralysis?
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A 34-year old asked:
How will botulism cause muscle paralysis?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is effect of numbing injections muscle paralysis?
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A 38-year old asked:
Why must a spinal cord injury be followed by muscle paralysis?
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A female asked:
I keep waking up not being able to speak, Ive had sleep paralysis before and its not that. It usually goes away after about 20 minutes.
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A 43-year old male asked:
How many people is there in the usa that has bilateral diaphramatic paralysis. Also how many in the world have this as well?
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What can cause facial paralysis?
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