VOICE INDEX

• Introduction / The Voice Team

• Photo Library

• Normal Voice

• Raspy Voice

• Normal Speech, but Upper Range Loss

• Breathy or Lost Voice

• Voice That Catches/Spasms (Spasmodic Dysphonia)

• "Noisy Breathing"

• Nasal Sounding Speech

• Laryngitis

• Miscellaneous

• Treatment?

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Other Topics

• Fiberoptic Endoscopy

• Vocal Cord Dysfunction

• Muscle Tension Dysphonia

• Chronic Cough

• Lump in the Throat (Globus Pharyngeus)

• Ear Fullness or Popping / Crackling

• Mystery Ear Pain

• Allergy Info

• Hearing Loss

• Sinusitis

• Zenker's Diverticulum

• Snoring and OSA

• Acid Reflux (LPR)

• Halitosis (Bad Breath)

• Epistaxis (Nosebleeds)

• Migraine Headaches

• TMJ

• More Topics!

Videos On ENT Topics

 

Voice: Miscellaneous
by Christopher Chang, MD • Last Modified 10/29/2007

This section will go over a variety of lesions that don't fit into the other categories. More videos on the voice can be found on our YouTube playlist on the "Human Voice".

Palate Myoclonus

 

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Photos displaying abnormalities can be found in the Photo Library.

Example 1: Palate Myoclonus

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This video is looking into the mouth. Note the involuntary twitching of the palate as well as posterior-lateral throat walls. This twitching is treated with Botox injections.

Example provided courtesy of Dr. James Thomas.

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Example 1 Continued: Palate Myoclonus

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This video is looking into the back of the left nose. Note the involuntary twitching of the palate as well as posterior-lateral throat walls. Patient is breathing easily without phonating.

Example provided courtesy of Dr. James Thomas.

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