Dear Matthew, I am primarily a lurker on this list and certainly not a doctor, but I have first hand experience with gastric reflux. My ENT says that any reddening or swelling around the arytenoids is a strong indication of reflux. Perhaps your ENT or gastro-enterologist or internist or, most importantly, an ENT who knows singers and their special needs should investigate that as a cause of your condition. There has been much discussion on this temporary list and the Vocalist regarding reflux. You could get a lot of information by reading some of it. Best wishes. Phyllis
Matthew Murray wrote:
> At the behest of my voice teacher, I went to see a local ENT. He > gave me a sort-of thorough examination and said that, while I don't have > any nodules on my vocal cords, there is some redness and swelling on the > inter arytenoid surfaces. However, since he isn't really an expert on > singing (I saw him because the more musically knowledgeable one isn't > available for more than a month), he said he wasn't sure exactly what sort > of misuse or vocal problem might have caused that. Has anyone else ever > encountered this problem? Can anyone tell me anything about it? Is it > difficult to recover from? I would really appreciate any information. > Thanks a lot! > > =============================================================================== > Matthew A. Murray - mmurray@c... - http://www.wwu.edu/~mmurray > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > A critical history of computer gaming: | "I'm up among the stars, on earthly > Over 195 computer game reviews, covering | things I frown, I'm throwing off the > games from 1977 to the present! | bars that held me down... Who could > | ask for anything more?" > http://www.wwu.edu/~mmurray/Reviews.html | --The Gershwins, from Crazy for You > =============================================================================== > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Take 20 friends to Vegas on New Year's courtesy of Expedia.com. > Win the airfare, a suite at Bellagio and $15,000. Or win 2 roundtrip > tickets anywhere in the U.S. given away daily. Click for a chance to win. > http://click.egroups.com/1/5294/5/_/843894/_/960707606/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > vocalist-temporary-unsubscribe@o...
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