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n. - Speech disorder attributable to a disorder of producing sounds.

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  • With spasmodic dysphonia, which is caused by the involuntary movement of muscles in the larynx, Botox injections can relax those muscles in the same way it relaxes the...
  • Botox is also used in treating spasmodic dysphonia.
  • I am a 48 yr old college prof who has had strangled voice dysphonia for ten years.
  • The dysphonia that he has will probably prevent him from running for public office ever again.
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