This morning I saw an otolaryngologist about my vocal/swallowing issues. Part of her exam is to send a scope down your throat, through your nose. It was terrible.
Anyway, the good news is that I don’t have throat cancer! (Not that I thought I did, but she seemed pretty happy about it.) She also said that I don’t have vocal paralysis. I figured I did have something like that. She said that the top muscles of the larynx are really tight, and when I speak I tighten them even more which restricts the voice. She referred me to a speech therapist that might me able to help. There is no pill or shot for this; it is a matter of learning to relax those muscles and learning to speak again. I see her on May 27. Also I’m going back next week for a swallowing test, which I am absolutely dreading.
Bottom line is that despite the unpleasantness, it was an encouraging visit.
1 comment:
Congrats, David! Great news about the voice and hopefully being able to get it back with some speech therapy.
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