Interview with Emory Voice Center patient Karon Schindler. Schindler had an operation on her neck that left one of her vocal chords paralyzed. For years afterward, she had a scratchy voice, found speaking exhausting, and had a hard time being heard. Doctors at the Emory Voice Center were able to restore her voice; although Schindler still has a paralyzed vocal chord, she can speak loudly, sing, and no longer has to dwell on her voice. Schindler tells her story.
Related Links
Before and After: Treatment at Emory Voice Center
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=258vwWo4Vjg
Emory Voice Center
http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/voice-center/
@karonschindler
Good for you! Congrats on getting your voice back! It's VERY isolating when all of a sudden you can't communicate to anyone the way you're used to.
I lost my voice about 17 years ago due to a similar tumor and had an implant. I have been working on my voice since then. I still have problems being heard. I don't know your whole story, but it sound like you had an implant that was incorrectly placed and then you got a another? I may look into that myself.
God bless!
johnpauljoneswannabe 9 months ago
is there any scar for this opt??
augusttan1981 1 year ago
oops double post sorry
MrDard123 1 year ago
my right vocal cord is paralyzed since a tracheostomi when i was 2 years old. i only had the tracheostomi for a short time. i dont want more scars on my neck do they have to make a cut in the neck to make the impant?
MrDard123 1 year ago
ive had paralyzed vocal cord since i was 2 years old. my right vocal cord got paralyzed when i had a tracheostomi. becouse i had problem with breathing. my question is do they have to make a cut in the neck to put it there?
MrDard123 1 year ago
it is a silastic implant. The implants have been around for some time, but the knowledge of where to place them has been refined in recent years.
karonschindler 2 years ago
I've had a paralyzed vocal chord since birth, what's the name of this procedure?
mattybock 2 years ago