Article: Right posthemorrhagic polyp with vocal fold varices. (Laryngoscopic Clinic).

A 40-year-old professional guitarist and rock and folk singer came to us with a 6-month history of hoarseness and cracking of both his speaking and singing voice. His hoarseness had developed gradually and had not changed significantly during the 6-month period. He had had previous episodes of sudden hoarseness after singing, but his voice had always returned to normal within a few days. He had never had formal singing lessons or voice therapy. He had been treated previously for gastroesophageal reflux disease with a proton-pump inhibitor for 6 weeks, but when he did not notice any improvement in his voice, he discontinued therapy. The patient had the most difficulty in ...

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