Imagine getting up one fine morning with no voice. A term referred to in medical circles as “Aphonia”. That’s exactly what happened to Tanya (name changed) one week ago due to paralysis of one of her vocal folds. In her case the diagnosis of “idiopathic vocal fold palsy” has been made, which is another way [...]
Read More about Know your VoiceBotulinum toxin is produced by the bacteria “clostridium botulinum”. It’s the same toxin that causes a life-threatening type of food poisoning called botulism. Doctors use it in small doses to treat health problems. One unit of this poison is lethal for mice and generally 3,500 units are lethal for humans. However in the correct dose [...]
Read More about Botox and VoiceVoice is gaining increasing importance in the world today as a natural result of the growing numbers of professional voice users, be it a singer, teacher, politician , actor, disc jockey or a call center employee to name a few. Even in non professional voice users the importance of voice cannot be overemphasized – albeit [...]
Read More about Voice DisordersDr Nupur Kapoor Nerurkar has received her medical training at Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital where she received the first rank by the University of Mumbai. She has been a faculty member of L.T.M.M.College, which is a premier teaching institute in Mumbai, for 12 years. She received the Hargobind fellowship award and received her Laryngology training at Vanderbilt University, Mt.Sinai Medical Center and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary at U.S.A