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Dr Oz: Vocal Cord Abuse & Dr Steven Zeitels

Doctor Oz did an episode on Vocal Cord Abuse with Dr Steven Zeitels, who has done Vocal Cord Surgery on famous people including Julie Andrews and Steven Tyler.  Dr Oz screened everyone in his audience and found a woman with a very hoarse voice who said that her voice is always hoarse.  If you yell at your kids, talk on the phone too much, or scream at  your kid’s games, then you could be straining your vocal cords and even kill your vocal cords.

Dr Steven Zeitels sprayed Dr Oz’s guest’s nostrils with a numbing medication that she breathed in (and said it does not taste very Dr Oz Vocal Chord Surgerygood).  Then Dr Zeitels put a Laryngoscope (that looked like a long flexible tube with a tiny camera on it) up her nose and down into her throat.  The doctor said that she does not have the vocal chords of someone who is shy, because her vocal cords had lots of inflammation.  If you misuse your voice and abuse your vocal cords, you can get nodules that change the way you can make sounds with your voice.  A Vocal Cord Nodule is similar to getting a callus on your foot.

Vocal Cord Nodule Symptoms

Dr Oz wrote the following symptoms to watch for:

– Horaseness

– Inability to project your voice

– Vocal fatigue and feeling tired when  you try to talk

Vocal Cord Abuse Treatments

Dr Oz said to try the following vocal chord treatments before getting Vocal Cord Surgery:

– Rest your voice

–  Stay hydrated by drinking lots of water

– Voice Therapy or Voice Rehab Therapy

Dr Steven Zeitels said that Dr Oz’s guest probably hemorrhaged through her vocal cord at some point when she was unable to speak at all for a couple of days.  If she ultimately has to have vocal cord surgery, they now have special lasers to remove the nodules.  After the surgery, the patient usually does voice therapy to prevent this from happening again.  So how do you know if you have this problem?  If you are  hoarse persistently for multiple weeks in a row, and if strangers and family comment on your voice often, you will know even if you do not hear it yourself.

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  1. Dan Johnson says

    October 5, 2010 at 5:38 pm

    Hi-
    It’s vocal CORD, not CHORD!!!!

  2. admin says

    October 5, 2010 at 10:54 pm

    hehe ooops, thanks Dan!

  3. Tammy says

    December 15, 2010 at 8:06 am

    Dr Zeitels also saved my husband’s voice but not from any of the reasons mentioned above. He had vocal cord cancer on his right vocal cord. We were told the only treatment available was radical surgery to remove the entire vocal cord and hope he could speak, eat and breathe without assistance. Dr. Zeitels was able to use laser surgery to remove the cancer. My husband is doing great. His voice has mostly returned back to normal (before the surgery he was very hoarse) and he can eat and breathe normally. If it wasnt for Dr.Zeitels my husband wouldnt be resuming his normal life right now.

  4. Emma says

    March 5, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    He performed surgery to remove nodes from Julie Andrew’s vocal cords?
    Can I point out that this surgery to “save” Julie’s voice took it from her forever? She once had a four octave range and now she can sing about 5 relatively decent, kind of hoarse notes.
    I don’t know if this is the man who did that, but if it is, I am not happy with him for taking away one of the most beautiful voices in history.

  5. Emma says

    March 5, 2011 at 4:12 pm

    Never mind.
    I am very sorry.
    I should have researched before posting.

  6. tammy says

    March 5, 2011 at 4:27 pm

    Emma, The dr that destroyed her voice worked at a hospital in NY. Dr Zeitels gave it back her.

  7. Sally says

    August 9, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    Where could a person find out more about this? My hubby has cancer of the tongue and nodes in the throat. Thanks to anyone who can reply.

  8. sandy schrecengost says

    April 25, 2018 at 4:42 pm

    I live on the west coast an hour north of LA. I wonder if his practice could recommend a vocal specialist on this coast? How do I contact his practice? I have struggled for nearly 15 years with spastic dysphonia which is painful every single day. Thank you

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