Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...

ST. LOUIS – A woman born in the Caribbean with a rare condition that throttled her voice flew to St. Louis earlier this year for life-changing surgery. Janiyah Horne grew up on the island of St.

For a lot of transgender people, their voice is a major source of gender dysphoria, which is a feeling of significant distress or impairment that stems from a strong desire to be another gender. As ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A 20-year-old woman who hasn’t spoken above a whisper since she was born can now speak — and sing — after traveling to Missouri from her Caribbean island for a life-changing surgery. ...

In 2023, Canadian musician Grimes released a clone of her voice, saying that “it’s cool to be fused with a machine”.

Different types of vocal cord surgery include microlaryngoscopy, medialization laryngoplasty, and reduction laryngoplasty. The type of surgery a person has may depend on the reason for the procedure.

A full recovery from vocal cord surgery can take 3–6 months or longer, depending on the procedure. Drinking enough water, getting adequate rest, and not speaking too soon can help speed up recovery.