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  1. Singing in Chest Voice

    Hi Dr. Thomas, thanks so much for such an informative website and the great videos on you tube. I am a voice teacher in Chicago. I have also sung professionally for 20 years.
  2. Swallowing problem

    I had a test done of rapid sequence filming of the cervical esophagus was performed during swallowing. Frontal and lateral projections were obtained. These demonstrate no anatomic abnormalities of the cervical esophagus, although trace penetration was observed.
  3. Injections of Botox

    Hi Dr, I think your site is first class. I have a question about botox injections for voice problems. I heard it can cause swallowing, eating, swelling, breathing problems and others. Could this be true and how dangerous is it?
  4. Feminization larngoplasty

    Hi Dr. Thomas. I'm a 53 year old male to female, I've had all my surgerys to be a female, but people  call me sir whem I'm on the phone. I have no problem when I'm face to face in public. Do you think I'm to old for feminization largoplasty?
  5. phlegm

      Hey Doc,    I am a singer and have been struggling with mega phlegm in my low register.  (E above middle C down to F below middle C)  The phlegm at times feels so thick that my vocal chords for a second seem paralyzed.
  6. 20 year with breathing trouble!!!!

    Dear Doctor I have a 20 year old daughter that was in a near fatal ATV accident on March 20th of this year. She was in a coma for 6 days and had a server TBI and stopped breathing. She was Intubated at the trauma center and upon awakening she had NO voice.
  7. Muscle Tension Dysphonia

    Hello Dr. Thomas!  My name is Makena and I'm an eighteen year old female singer.  Lately I have been experiencing symptoms of MTD after/while singing, that I've never had before and I've been singing my whole life.  I had an appt.
  8. Vocal stress

    What are some "at home" ways that a singer can check if his or her voice is getting too fatigued or if there is vocal nodules or damage?
  9. Exam Vocabulary

    Hi Doctor, after a recent exam with a fiberscope, my ENT wrote, "He has got a little bit of vocal cord edema and he has what I deem a proto nodule on the left cord." I am a professional singer and have had a busy schedule, sometimes two shows a day.
  10. lump in throat..

    im a 28 year old female and have been on omeprazole for the past 4 weeks and have had a lumpy feeling in my throat all along which comes and goes every few minutes or so... i told my doctor about it and they said it was acid then again it was to do with anxiety...