Dysphonia is a common condition of abnormal voice production, often caused by problems with the voice box or vocal cords.

John F. Kennedy's outspoken grandson Jack Schlossberg has once again used social media to attack Megyn Kelly after crudely ...

His voice condition is caused by a rare neurological disorder—spasmodic dysphonia—that Kennedy has lived with for more than two decades. Here's what to know about the disorder, how it affects ...

In North America, an estimated 50,000 people have spasmodic dysphonia. The condition involves the involuntary pulling of the muscles that open and close the vocal folds, causing the voice to sound ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has attracted a lot of attention for his raspy voice, which results from a neurological voice disorder called spasmodic dysphonia. Kennedy, 71 ...

Spasmodic dysphonia is not usually treatable with oral medications and sometimes can get better with botulinum toxin injections into the muscles that control the vocal cords.

Like it or not, RFK is the person most closely associated with spasmodic dysphonia. His voice can be uncomfortable to hear. But believe me, it’s worse when that breathy, choppy voice is your own.

Spasmodic dysphonia is more likely to affect women, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, and symptoms typically surface between age 30 and 50. Kennedy developed the disorder in his 40s, he told ...

Spasmodic dysphonia (SD), also known as laryngeal dystonia (LD), is a chronic neurological voice disorder and focal laryngeal dystonia. It results in involuntary spasms of the muscles that open or ...

Mixed Spasmodic Dysphonia This rare form combines symptoms of both adductor and abductor types. The condition is considered rare, affecting approximately 1 in 100,000 people, says Madden.

Abductor spasmodic dysphonia is another type of condition, which causes “sudden involuntary spasms that trigger the vocal cords to open,” per John Hopkins Medicine.

Spasmodic dysphonia can cause “involuntary voice spasms in the voice box or larynx,” according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. It’s a lifelong condition that frequently affects women between the ages of 30 ...