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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Vocal cord paralysis
  1. Laryngeal nerve damage 
    Laryngeal nerve damage is injury to one or both of the nerves that cause the voice box to function. ... Injury to the laryngeal nerves ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001643.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Voice Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Voice is the sound made by air passing from your lungs through your larynx, or voice box. In your larynx are your vocal cords, two bands of muscle that vibrate ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/voicedisorders.html - Health Topics
  3. Parathyroid cancer 
    ... a hoarse voice, shortness of breath (dyspnea), or vocal cord paralysis.Up to 85 percent of individuals with parathyroid ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/parathyroid-cancer - Genetics
  4. Anaplastic thyroid cancer 
    ... which often grows quickly Pain in the neck Vocal cord paralysis Overactive thyroid ( hyperthyroidism )
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000352.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Diphtheria 
    ... lymph glands , and swelling of the neck or vocal cords. Tests used may include: Gram stain or throat ... and severely affected, which may result in temporary paralysis . The diphtheria toxin can also damage the kidneys. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001608.htm - Medical Encyclopedia