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Pediatric Hearing Loss
Three million children under the age of 18 have some kind of pediatric hearing loss. At birth, one in 1,000 children have significant permanent hearing loss.
Hoarseness
Hoarseness (also called dysphonia) is an abnormal change in the quality of your voice, making it sound raspy, strained, breathy, weak, higher or lower in pitch, inconsistent, or fatigued, often making it harder to talk.
Vocal Cord (Fold) Paralysis
Vocal cord paralysis and paresis can result from abnormal function of the nerves that control your voice box muscles (laryngeal muscles).
Aging and Swallowing
Swallowing is a complex process that changes over time, and swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) can be associated with aging.
Graves’ Disease
Graves’ disease causes the thyroid gland to become overactive. It is an autoimmune disease in which the body fights against itself and causes the thyroid gland to become overactive.
Goiter
Goiter refers to an enlarged thyroid gland. A goiter can develop in one or both sides of the thyroid gland.
Sore Throats
Sore throats happen to everyone now and then. Infections from viruses or bacteria are the main cause of sore throats, but allergies can also contribute.
Hyperthyroidism
In hyperthyroidism, the thyroid gland is producing too much hormone. This excess of thyroid hormone causes the body’s metabolism to be overactive.
Sinusitis
Sinusitis, also called rhinosinusitis because the symptoms involve both the nose and the sinuses, affects about one in eight adults annually.