{"id":2776,"date":"2025-01-29T16:15:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T16:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rfk-jr-has-spasmodic-dysphonia-a-condition-that-makes-his-voice-raspy\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T16:15:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T16:15:42","slug":"rfk-jr-has-spasmodic-dysphonia-a-condition-that-makes-his-voice-raspy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rfk-jr-has-spasmodic-dysphonia-a-condition-that-makes-his-voice-raspy\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr Has Spasmodic Dysphonia, a Condition That Makes His Voice Raspy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Spasmodic dysphonia is a neurological condition that causes certain muscles in the \u201cvoice box,\u201d or larynx, to spasm, often making the voice sound raspy, strained or breathy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr. started developing symptoms of the condition in 1996, when he was making most of his income from speaking engagements. He said he went from being able to speak to \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CC66Mh7C2nA&amp;t=117s\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">large halls without any amplification<\/a>\u201d to having a chronic vocal tremor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI think it makes it problematic for people to listen to me,\u201d he said during a town hall last year. \u201cI cannot listen to myself on T.V.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The chronic condition, which is more <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nidcd.nih.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/Documents\/publications\/SpasmodicDysphonia-508.pdf\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">common among women than men<\/a>, is thought to result from problems in the part of brain that helps coordinate the movement of muscles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Roughly <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/dysphonia.org\/voice-conditions\/spasmodic-dysphonia\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">500,000 people in North America<\/a> have been diagnosed with the condition, with the onset typically occurring when people are middle-aged, without an obvious explanation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The condition may run in families, although a specific gene for spasmodic dysphonia has not yet been identified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There is currently no known cure, although Botox injections and voice therapy may help reduce symptoms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt 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