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  1. About this site

    This site represents my opinions and is my attempt to inform you, the visitor, about voice disorders from a physician's perspective. It is specifically not meant to establish a doctor-patient relationship with you.
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  4. General information

    Hours: We are open Monday through Friday variable hours as Dr. Thomas is a surgeon and there are times he is not seeing patients in the office. Insurance: We accept many insurance plans, please call or email to inquire. Accessibility: Our office is wheelchair/ADA accessible.  
  5. No vocal cords

    Voice is a vibration (roughly 60 to 1100 vibrations per second [Hz]) within the audible frequency range. In the human, voice is largely produced by the true vocal cords, but it is possible to vibrate other structures and create a voice. 
  6. Cords or Folds

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  7. Vibration

    Vocal cord vibration Voice is sound. Sound production is based on physics. All vocal impairments occur because of a physical change in vibration. 
  8. Air leak white noise

    When the vocal cords do not come together completely there is a continuous leak of air - turbulent airflow, making a "white noise." Think of a whisper where the vocal cords are held apart with no vibration of the vocal cords. A whisper is pure white noise. There is only turbulent air flow.
  9. Anterior gap

    Vocal cord trauma may disrupt the vocal cords where they attach at the front of the larynx. If the vocal cords heal slightly apart anteriorly, air escapes through the front of the vocal cords. It really becomes impossible for a person to close this gap without the help of surgery.
  10. Split gap

    Vocal overdoers typically have hefty vocal cord muscles and may also have a callus or swelling on the edge of the vibrating portion of the vocal cord. This swelling is typically in the very center of the cord and it stands out from the edge of the vocal cord.