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Posted by: jnormandahlberg ® 12/02/2002, 20:27:17 Author Profile Mail author |
My voice started having strangling problems about 26 months ago. I saw every specialist I could, never receiving more than a conditional diagnosis. Botox worked a little bit once, but failed to have any effect on 5 further occasions. Beginning about 3 weeks ago, the voice suddenly improved. It is not 100 per cent, but it is 70 per cent of what it once was. The only difference as to what I am doing now is my prolonged taking of nexium and metaclopromide since 1/2002 to keep the esophagus under control. |
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Posted by: David Barton (NZ) ® 12/02/2002, 21:25:03 Author Profile Mail author |
Hi, and welcome to the NSDA bulletin board. It sounds like you never actually got a definite diagnosis of SD? Some people use 'strangled' voice as a synonym for MTD or 'muscle tension dysphonia'. MTD is a strained, strangled sounding voice, but lacks the breaks in voicing typical of SD, which is a neurological movement disorder. MTD can respond well to voice therapy, and is a problem where the patient needs to stop misusing the vocal apparatus. I've heard of cases where MTD can suddenly improve. GERD is a very common disorder. One SD expert answered a question about a possible relationship between GERD and SD in terms of the effort needed in fighting SD having an effect on stomach acid production. He didn't think GERD caused SD. Best wishes David Barton (AD/SD, Auckland, NZ) |
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Posted by: William Vanderlinde ® 12/03/2002, 09:41:35 Author Profile Mail author |
Acid reflux can irritate the vocal cords and is a common cause of voice problems, although the symptoms are different than for SD. If someone has both SD and GERD, their voice may be worse from the combination than if that had either one of the conditions. Many people with SD find that their voice improves if they get their acid reflux under control. Bill Vanderlinde
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Posted by: Jean C. Phelps ® 12/07/2002, 09:04:14 Author Profile Mail author |
I have to agree with David, that you might not have gotten a diagnosis of Gerd. The ENT doctors that I went to first when this all started a year ago, scoped my throat. They assured me and I could see on the screen, that my esphogus was not burned out, vocals were perfectly normal and moved appropriately when making the sounds requested by ENT docs, and there were no polyps or masses on thyroid or esphogus. However they failed to tell me their suspicion of SD. I found that part when the other symptoms that progressed over the year which allowed me to see a neurologist. That is when he told me what they suspected, that it was not stress related, and that the gerd is only secondary, but I had SD/AB type and MTD. Jean Phelps
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Posted by: Concerned lady ® 12/07/2002, 13:30:13 Author Profile Mail author |
For anyone interested in drugless GASTRIC REFLUX methods, please email me at vcdcjs@hotmail.com and I will be happy to email you a link to my VCD (Vocal Cord Dysfunction) website, called "Can't Breathe? Suspect Vocal Cord Dysfunction". I have some usually effective tips for lessening sinus & reflux problems, on webpage 10. My website is educational, and is not for profit. I am not linked to any companies, nor to any products. Gastric reflux can worsen all voice problems (including SD), and all vocal cord problems, so controlling the reflux will help to improve the voice (&/or breathing) problems that are reflux-related. Good luck to all, and keep asking questions, even if they are not politically correct! :-) Sincerely, Carol
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