Vocal cords problems - thyroid or Lyme?

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For those who see Lyme patients with vocal cord abnormalities - seeming

paralysis - I want to share a bit of curious experience.

My endocrinologist just stopped my Armour thyroid (60 mg and then 90 mg

every other day). I have taken Armour thyroid for about 10 years. During

that time I developed a gradual warble in my vocal cords while singing in

the soprano range. I am a trained singer and sang classical music solos most

of my adult life. About 5 years ago I realized I could not sing soprano at

all. I am not hoarse, just lost all control over the soprano range with this

strange warble.

Last week after about 4 days off all thyroid meds I noticed on Sunday that I

had no warble and was able to sing completely normally in a soprano range

except for lack of practice - like the type of experience a trained swimmer

would have after not swimming for several years, but still able to swim.

I don't know if this will last, but it does seem related to the Armour

thyroid. I found the letter posted on the internet below of a woman who had

a similar problem with her singing voice, but she was hypothyroid.

Okay, nuf said. Just tuck this away for future reference. I will post again

if the strange warble returns. No, I am not back-up for Celine Dion yet.

a Carnes

Las Vegas, NV

HYPERLINK

" http://thyroid.about.com/library/oprah/blletter13.htm " http://thyroid.about.

com/library/oprah/blletter13.htm

I talk and sing for a living, but my upper register became constricted and I

acquired a warble that I couldn't control, it was hard to project anymore

and my voice would crack at horrific times. I worked around it for a while

by singing songs that had very little range. After a while I just stopped

singing altogether and became despondent.

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