Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, throat tightness, ...

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 ...

Softball is a sport for warm weather. That can pose problems for Bryn Lucht. The Wauconda standout was diagnosed with vocal cord dysfunction when she was 16. For Lucht, heat and humidity can worsen ...

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 ...

Some of the most common vocal cord surgeries include medialization laryngoplasty, arytenoid adduction, and anterior glottic web formation. Vocal cord surgery is usually done to treat damage to the ...

I’m only a set in and gasping for air, but I have to start the next. One deep inhale and then I’m off again, rocketing through the water of my school’s Olympic-sized pool. Still, something doesn’t ...