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Voice Disorders
Learn how Duke ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctors and speech-language pathologists diagnose and treat the full spectrum of voice disorders in adults and children.
5 Steps to Keeping the Aging Voice Healthy
As we get older, gradual voice changes, such as hoarseness or vocal weakness, can take a toll on our ability to communicate. But this doesn’t have to be an ine ...
Tracheoesophageal Puncture (TEP) Surgery and Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis Help People Speak After Total Laryngectomy
People with throat cancer or voice box cancers who lose their ability to speak following the removal of their larynx (voice box) can learn to produce speech th ...
Keeping Call Center Voices Healthy
If you work in a call center, your job depends on your voice, and you are considered an occupational voice user. Your voice is the primary tool you have to con ...
Vocal Pacing
The high vocal demands of singers, performers, parents, teachers, coaches, clergy, and other occupational voice users often lead to voice problems from overuse ...
Tips for Healthy Children’s Voices
Children love to laugh, sing, and make funny noises. However, prolonged loud vocalizations may affect your child’s voice quality, and can lead to hoarseness or ...
Voice Therapy Helps Teacher Return to Singing
Jazzmone Sutton lost her voice -- and, with it, a part of who she is. “I went to say words,” she said of a conversation with friends, “And the words did not co ...
Scotty McCreery Honored at Duke's World Voice Day Celebration
Duke's Voice Care Center honored American Idol winner Scotty McCreery at its 10th Annual World Voice Day celebration.
Sharp Diagnosis Gives Durham Vet His Voice Back
It seemed like laryngitis at first. But after weeks of trouble talking and breathing, a local veterinarian got the diagnosis—vocal cord paralysis—and treatment ...
Talking Again After Spasmodic Dysphonia Treatment
After months of not knowing why she had so much trouble speaking, Kristin Murphy of Raleigh was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia, which is treated with Botox ...
Singing Soprano Again After Vocal Cord Injury
Voice therapy helped Madilyn Smith hit the high notes again after a vocal cord injury left her hoarse and unable to sing.