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Abstract

Spasmodic Dysphonia (laryngeal dystonia) is a lifelong condition that causes the muscles of the voice to spasm. This creates breaks and pauses within sentences or between words, making it difficult to speak and be understood. The pauses or breaks can be as bad as every word, often increasing in intensity when frustration or anxiety occurs. This case study is focused on a 51-year-old male who had been experiencing changes in voice after specific triggers such as a poor nights rest, an emotional event or a respiratory illness. The events last for 1-3 days, where after he regains full function and ability to speak. The patients inciting event occurred years earlier just prior to a bloodletting procedure in treatment of polycythemia vera.