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Laryngeal nerve with thyroid cancer
Thyroid Cancer | Last Active: Jul 26 9:36am | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
lilyanne here, all i know is that from the biopsy in november of 2022, the 4 needles, the next day i felt like someone was strangling me and my voice had changed and when i seen the endocrinologist. she sent me to the ENT who checked my vocal chords and my right side was paralyzed. i was talking find before the biopsy is my point. so then onto the surgeries and now i have no voice. take care everyone.
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I never heard of a biopsy causing someone to lose their voice. Did the doctor explain how this happened? Is one vocal fold paralyzed? If so, they might be able to use Botox to plump up the other vocal fold so it meets the paralyses one and give you a voice again. It could also be something unrelated to the biopsy causing the voice issue…. Maybe it’s spastic dysphonia? You might want to ask to be referred to a Speech and Language Pathologist ( SLP) who specializes in voice disorders. An SLP might be able to work with you to help restore your voice. There are a lot of exercises that can help with voice issues. Good luck!