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Vocal cord paralysis is damage to the nerves associated with the voice box. Damage may be related to a tumor, surgery, or infection. Symptoms include hoarseness, and difficulty speaking or swallowing.
How do members experience vocal cord paralysis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with vocal cord paralysis*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for vocal cord paralysis*
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Vocal cord paralysis is damage to the nerves associated with the voice box. Damage may be related to a tumor, surgery, or infection. Symptoms include hoarseness, and difficulty speaking or swallowing.
Common symptoms reported by people with vocal cord paralysis
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for vocal cord paralysis
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Compare treatments taken by people with vocal cord paralysis
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have vocal cord paralysis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with vocal cord paralysis? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has vocal cord paralysis on PatientsLikeMe?
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