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Hidden in the depths of my blog is my personal journey of vocal damage from acid reflux. In the past three years I’ve gone from being fine to being told my voice was going to disappear forever to having surgery, almost dieing and surviving organ damage only to have them damage my right vocal cord. [...]
So here’s the cliff notes version of my last year: I went to the ENT with a bruised eardrum from a gig and was told acid reflux was about to burn my vocal cords at the stake (fall ’08). After all other treatments failed, I had a surgery for acid reflux last December. My stomach [...]
My fellow SLS instructors agree it’s time to get a real pro to weigh in on the vocal pain I’ve been having. And I couldn’t ask for a bigger pro than the doctor Nassari who has helped a multitude of million dollar voices.
If you’ve ever had vocal damage, this story is probably a little familiar to you. I’m really frustrated with my damaged voice. In fact, many times (a day) I want to quit altogether… a little hard since I’m a vocal coach and I make my living as a vocalist and voice talent, but lately I really really want to.
So I went in for the video laryngoscope that the throat specialist requested before operating on my right vocal cord that was damaged in my last surgery. It was confirmed that my right cord is swollen and possibly has a node or a cyst. (In the picture, the cords show up reversed so the right [...]
After my latest surgery in June I noticed pain in the right side of my throat and that I was missing almost a half an octave from my range. It became painful to speak. A throat specialist did a nasal scope and discovered a bump on my right vocal cord that we think resulted from my vocal cord being nicked by the breathing tube during my last surgery. After all of this, my vocal cords are more damaged than ever!
‘m a vocal instructor. A big proponent of healthy vocal technique who’s been standing on the soap box of vocal care for years. I’m also an avid talker by nature. Anyone who knows me would give you the big eyed major head nod on that one. So the irony of this is so not lost [...]
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Kim Snyder, the Performers Personal Trainer and creator of The Voice Club has shared the stage with major label artists, has been heard on jingles campaigns for The Kansas City Royals, Anderson Erickson and as the voice of the Sprint phone, Hallmark, Disney, and the NFL. She's also a network level audio producer.
