None — BACKGROUND: Although the passion of Samantha Trattner's life, it was her vocal chords that were negatively impacting her health. Vocal chord dysfunction is a hidden, yet common and usually ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 71-year-old man, and seven or eight years ago, I was diagnosed with asthma using the challenge test. I was prescribed Symbicort, which helped me exercise a little better.

Voice changes that linger can be easy to brush off—until they start interfering with daily life. Marisa Ryan, MD, voice specialist at University of Utah Health, discusses the causes of vocal cord ...