News tagged with vocal cord

Breathing problem sometimes misdiagnosed in athletes

(HealthDay)—A vocal cord problem that restricts athletes' breathing is often misdiagnosed as exercise-induced asthma, a small new study suggests.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Apr 12, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Experts urge rapid evaluation for swallowing and voice problems after brain surgery

Johns Hopkins experts are recommending early post-surgical assessment—preferably within 24 hours—for trouble chewing and swallowing food, or speaking normally, among patients who have had benign tumors removed from the ...

Cancer Dec 03, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Voice prostheses can help patients regain their lost voice

Help is on the way for people who suffer from vocal cord dysfunction. Researchers are developing methods that will contribute to manufacturing voice prostheses with improved affective features. For example, for little girls ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 24, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Robotic surgery through the mouth safe for removing tumors of the voice box, study shows

(Medical Xpress)—Robotic surgery though the mouth is a safe and effective way to remove tumors of the throat and voice box, according to a study by head and neck cancer surgeons at the Ohio State University ...

Cancer Sep 26, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

A material to rejuvenate aging and diseased human vocal cords

A new made-in-the-lab material designed to rejuvenate the human voice, restoring the flexibility that vocal cords lose with age and disease, is emerging from a collaboration between scientists and physicians, a scientist ...

Medical research Aug 20, 2012 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

Novel surgery at Packard Children's repairs boy's airway, voice box

Noah Jackson was born without a voice. Because of a rare genetic disease, his airway was so narrow he couldn't cry at birth. In fact, he could scarcely breathe, and had surgery when he was 5 days old to implant ...

Surgery Jul 16, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Electrical brain stimulation can alleviate swallowing disorders after stroke

After stroke, patients often suffer from dysphagia, a swallowing disorder that results in greater healthcare costs and higher rates of complications such as dehydration, malnutrition, and pneumonia. In a new study published ...

Neuroscience Jul 02, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Do you hear what I hear?

(Medical Xpress) -- In both animals and humans, vocal signals used for communication contain a wide array of different sounds that are determined by the vibrational frequencies of vocal cords. For example, ...

Neuroscience Mar 08, 2012 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Robotic surgery effective for removing hard-to-reach throat cancer

Robotic surgery has become a mainstream tool for removing an ever-increasing variety of head and neck tumors. Now, a team of head and neck surgeons from Mayo Clinic has found robotic surgery can treat cancer in the narrow, ...

Cancer Apr 29, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |