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Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Sep 27 10:13am | Replies (56)
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Hi @adkindt - I wanted to let you know I moved your post here to a discussion in the Ear, Nose and Throat support group on Mayo Clinic Connect. I did this because you indicated that after misdiagnosis, your actual diagnosis was a form of vocal cord dysfunction. Please meet members such as @mermaid7272 @imallears @jennymccormick @loribmt. They may be familiar with the kind of journey you've had with trying to get the correct diagnosis.
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@lisalucier. My heart goes out to you. I've had that happen mm last year in August almost every time I mm woke up. If it happens again, try to relax, which I know is hard to do. At the worst, you could pass out, then the vocal chord will relax and you'll be able to breathe again and wake up. I had to have a trache because I have had bilateral vocal chord paralysis for 19 years and was able to live with it with adjustments on how I did things. (My vocal chords were permanently stuck close together.) After the surgery, the ENT Specialist at U of M discovered my vocal fold was swollen due to arthritis, closing the small airway I had. It would then spasm and close being so close to the other vocal fold. I believe you too are having a spasm of some kind. You will be mm ok until your visit to the ENT. I waited from August to November with spasms every few days. You'll be ok. I'll pray for you.