spasmodic dysphonia
Involuntary vocal spasms
Spasmodic dysphonia is a neurological voice disorder causing involuntary spasms in the laryngeal muscles during speech.
The voice may sound strained, strangled, breathy, or broken—sometimes all within a single sentence.
The condition is chronic and often worsens under stress: Her spasmodic dysphonia made phone calls exhausting.
Treatment typically involves Botox injections to the vocal cords.
- larynxSpeech-producing throat organ
- dystoniaMovement disorder causing postures
- neurological disorderBrain or nerve disease
- neurological conditionIllness affecting neural function
- muscle spasmsInvoluntary tissue contractions
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- Voice Disordersaphonia, hoarseness, voice loss, vocal strain, vocal fatigue
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