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Sierrа wаs а 35-year-оld Native American wоman, referred by the оtolaryngologist with complaints of poor vocal quality. Eleven months earlier, she underwent a total thyroidectomy and partial neck dissection with carcinoma of the thyroid with metastasis to 3 regional lymph nodes. Following surgery, she noted that her voice was noticeably hoarse and fatigued quickly with voice use. She also reported that she had trouble projecting and speaking was effortful.   During examination, her voice was rough, breathy, and harsh with noticeable diplophonia. Velopharyngeal movement was normal with normal resonance balance. The patient demonstrated significant difficulty with pitch and loudness modulation. Her semitone range was 4 and her loudness range was 10 dB SPL, 55-65 dB SPL. Normal dB SLP for conversation is around 60 dB SPL. She was unable to produce falsetto when each of the three vocal registers were evaluated. On stroboscopy, arytenoids movement was adequate and equivocal on the left and right sides. The left vocal fold was noticeably lax and vertical approximation of the vocal folds was unequal with the left lower than the right. Amplitude of mucosal wave was normal on the right and severely reduced on the left.

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Ginа, а 46-yeаr-оld female, had been a 5th grade teacher fоr 20 years. She denied having any previоus voice problem other than vocal fatigue by the end of the week and at the end of the school year. She also assisted her husband, a pediatrician, as his receptionist during evening office hours. She presented to the SLP with progressive hoarseness, 1 month prior to the end of the school year. Case history indicated that she found herself rushing from school to her husband’s office without time to eat or drink. She began eating after office hours, experiencing heartburn and disrupted sleep. Her voice was rough in the morning and even more fatigued after school. She was physically tired before the day began. She noted that her students, her husband, and the patients at her husband’s office complained that she was “yelling at them.” She was very worried about her ability to continue teaching with no voice. She stated: “the harder I try, the worse my voice gets.” Endoscopy showed the following: moderate laryngeal edema posterior laryngeal redness bilateral, moderate-sized mass lesions at the anterior 1/3 of the vocal folds mucosal wave was reduced bilaterally phase symmetry was irregular >75% of the time medial-lateral compression was moderate-severe closed phase predominant   Voice quality: Severe dysphonia and vocal quality Moderate breathiness Mild roughness Moderate strain Severe hoarseness