Guest guest Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 I don't know what I can contribute to this subject except that I know what happens when vocal cords are injected with Botox, one side or both at a time. I have mine for spasmodic dysphonia---an irregular scratchy halting voice. I go to U Wisconsin in Madison to Dr. Ford an OTL specialist. There are two types of cord pairs, abductor and adductor, one pulls one way and closes, one pulls the other and opens the airway. First they have to decide which would be the problem in snoring. I don't know anything about that. They can inject the Botox, a very small amount, like 5 units, directly into that muscle either by going through your mouth (if you're a big mouth), or by injecting through the neck and using electromyography to find the muscle. This last just means that electrodes are attached to your head and to the needle, and when the needle is in the correct spot, the machine makes a rackety sound and voila, that's the place. It only hurts a little and is very speedy. When I had both sides injected at once, I lost my voice due to paralysis of the cords for about a month, following this I had a " good voice " for about 6-7 months. When I have one side injected, naturally the side effects are less and the good effects are less. I have been able to speak this last time but I still have lots of spasm. Well, that's my story and I'm going to stick to it. Barb Woodford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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