The Chicago Institute for Voice Care

06/12/2026

Vocal process granulomas can develop after intubation(placing a breathing tube). People are often intubation for surgery and sometimes in the intensive care unit for severe illness. These growths are not cancerous, but they can make a person hoarse and they can affect breathing. In some cases, surgery to remove them is the best course.

05/31/2026

05/29/2026

The history of allopathic medicine and Western European traditions are venerable; but they are not exclusive. Indigenous people across the global have healed their sick and treated diseases. As a scholars, historians and people with common sense, we can honor and embrace multiple healing traditions. South African geraniums and tree bark can help with colds.

05/11/2026

My face when I explain that being on voice rest doesn’t mean you are unable to speak, I just don’t want you to. The tissue is likely to heal better if it is not under the stress of phonation…