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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.
  2. Before contacting us

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  3. Confidentiality

    New directives of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) laws in the United States specify confidentiality rules of medical practices. By definition, email is not confidential unless encrypted.
  4. 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. 
  5. Cords or Folds

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  6. Symptoms

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  7. Medialization

    Medialization laryngoplasty Information for patients considering a medialization procedure or implant into their vocal folds Definition Indications Presurgery Risks Consent Surgery Implant Arytenoid adduction Pain Recovery Instructions during healing
  8. Injection laryngoplasty

    Information for patients considering an injection medialization procedure into their vocal cords. For Botox injections see the spasmodic dysphonia page. Definition Indications Presurgery Risks Procedure Implant materials Recovery Instructions during healing References
  9. Thyrohyoid elevation

    Information for patients considering surgery to feminize their voice. Patients are typically male-to-female transgender patients who have tried or are also trying voice therapy. Definition Indications Alternatives Presurgery Risks Procedure Recovery Instructions during healing Benefits
  10. Reduction laryngoplasty

    Information for patients considering a surgery on their voice box to reduce the size of the Adam’s apple. While not really a surgery to change the pitch of the voice, it often accompanies surgery that changes the pitch of the voice.