Dysphonia (hoarseness)

Dysphonia or hoarseness can be an annoying if not a debilitating problem.  Our voices, how we communicate, and their uniqueness is something we often take for granted until we lose it.  Hoarseness can have many different causes including:

 

• Lesions of the vocal folds such as nodules, polyps, or cysts

• Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis

• Vocal fold paralysis or paresis

• Muscle tension dysphonia

• Voice tremor

• Spasmodic dysphonia

• Vocal fold scar