You may require lifelong treatment, and there are surgeries that can help as well.
Have you had your larynx spasms medically evaluated? You mentioned that your doctor is a "sweet old man", so I'm wondering if he has also an expert in his field, and has already ruled out any underlying conditions of your larynx? The websites below way this can be a chronic condition, and as long as there is no underlying disease or condition causing the SD, there are no complications.
Have you seen a throat specialist?
Here is what I found:
larynx spasms are medically called:
"Laryngeal Dystonia (Spasmodic Dysphonia)
Laryngeal dystonia, or spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a voice disorder caused by involuntary movements of one or more muscles of the larynx. There are two major types of spasmodic dysphonia: adductor and abductor, although most are a mixture of both types.
- Adductor SD, with spasms causing sporadic vocal fold closures, are identified by a strained, strangled voice.
- Abductor SD, with spasms causing sporadic vocal fold closures, produces a voice with interruptions of air.
For more information about spasmodic dysphonia, go to the National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association web site at:
www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/pubs_vsl/spasdysp.htm
www.dystonia-foundation.org "
Source: http://www.texasvoicecenter.com/diseases.html
Do you have any of those symptoms of SD mentioned above?"
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I have been looking into GERD, and the Mayo Clinic says that takes several months for symptom relief after lifestyle modifications and medication.
You can read more about this here: Mayo Clinic: GERD treatment
You may require lifelong treatment, and there are surgeries that can help as well.
Have you had your larynx spasms medically evaluated? You mentioned that your doctor is a "sweet old man", so I'm wondering if he has also an expert in his field, and has already ruled out any underlying conditions of your larynx? The websites below way this can be a chronic condition, and as long as there is no underlying disease or condition causing the SD, there are no complications.
Have you seen a throat specialist?
Here is what I found:
larynx spasms are medically called:
"Laryngeal Dystonia (Spasmodic Dysphonia)
Laryngeal dystonia, or spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a voice disorder caused by involuntary movements of one or more muscles of the larynx. There are two major types of spasmodic dysphonia: adductor and abductor, although most are a mixture of both types.
- Adductor SD, with spasms causing sporadic vocal fold closures, are identified by a strained, strangled voice.
- Abductor SD, with spasms causing sporadic vocal fold closures, produces a voice with interruptions of air.
For more information about spasmodic dysphonia, go to the National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association web site at:
www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/pubs_vsl/spasdysp.htm
www.dystonia-foundation.org "
Source: http://www.texasvoicecenter.com/diseases.html
Do you have any of those symptoms of SD mentioned above?"
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