- M.B.B.S.; D.O.R.L.; M.S.(ENT)
- Laryngologist & Voice Surgeon, Bombay Hospital
- Former Associate Professor (Sion Hospital)
- President, Association of Phonosurgeons of India (2013-2016)
Bombay Hospital
Room 213, 2nd floor, New wing
12, New Marine lines,
Mumbai- 400 020. Maharashtra. India
Tel.: +91 22 23868344
By Appointment only
Clinic: +91 22 23868344
One of the vocal folds can become paralysed for a number of reasons. These include:
The patient of UVFP has a gap between the vocal folds resulting in a breathy voice and occasional aspiration of liquids. A new breath has to be taken constantly in between words (air hunger) resulting in vocal fatigue.
In this situation, as one vocal fold is moving, voice therapy exercices are given to make the moving vocal fold work even harder and close the gap (compensation exercices)
In the eventuality that the voice does not improve with voice therapy or spontaneous recovery, surgery is recommended. One of the commonest surgeries is thyroplasty where a silastic implant is used to push the paralysed vocal fold medially. If the posterior gap is large then a special stitch called arytenoid rotation or adduction is required.
Pre operative Rigid Telelaryngoscopy of a patient with left vocal fold paralysis.
Post operative Rigid Telelaryngoscopy of same patient with left vocal fold medialised with a Silastic implant.
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