Voice Disorder Category
Management of Voice Disorders
By: Dr. Nupur Kapoor Nerurkar on: Aug 28,2009 In: Voice DisorderMedication is warranted in laryngitis and laryngopharyngeal reflux.Voice therapy is the first line of management for vocal fold nodules, early polyps, ventricular phonation, bowed vocal fold and vocal fold paralysis.However, if voice therapy fails to improve the voice, Phonosurgery is recommended.
A type 1 thyroplasty surgery medializes the paralyzed vocal fold using Silastic, titanium or Gore-Tex [...]
Voice Disorders
By: Dr. Nupur Kapoor Nerurkar on: Aug 12,2009 In: Voice DisorderVoice 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 – [...]
What are the causes of voice disorders?
By: Dr. Nupur Kapoor Nerurkar on: Aug 12,2009 In: Voice DisorderThe commonest cause of dysphonia (change in voice) is viral or bacterial infection of the voice-box (larynx) that is referred to as laryngitis. Dysphonia caused by laryngitis should settle in 2 weeks. A change in voice that does improve within 2 weeks needs to be seen by an ENT surgeon, preferably at a voice clinic.
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About Dr. Nupur Kapoor Nerurkar
Dr 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