It’s the start of Mayo Clinic News Network’s daily team meeting. But Communications Director Ron Petrovich is having trouble communicating. Initially, he chalked it up to a cold or allergies. But his hoarse voice got progressively worse over a year’s time.
After undergoing several tests at Mayo Clinic, Ron’s health care team made a diagnosis of spasmodic dysphonia — involuntary muscle spasms of the vocal folds in the voice box. For temporary relief, Ron was given what some might think is an unusual treatment — injection of Botox into his vocal folds.
Within a few days of his first injections, Ron got his voice back. Mayo Clinic experts say the positive effects of the injections usually wear off after about three months.
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