SPASMODIC DYSPHONIA

U.C. IRVINE VOICE DISORDERS CENTER

ROGER L CRUMLEY MD

JAMES TILL PhD

At the U.C. Irvine Voice Disorders Center (714-456-7017), Dr. Till and Crumley have a 15 year experience together treating such disorders as Spasmodic Dysphonia. The pair of scientists/clinicians were among the first to treat Spasmodic Dysphonia with Botox Injections as early as 1989, and have several patients who have been treated at the Center since that time. They have performed over 700 Botox injections at UCI together in that period.

Generally patients are first evaluated with videostroboscopy, computerized voice evaluation, and airflow studies to firmly establish the diagnosis of Spasmodic Dysphonia (and to also confirm whether it is adductor, vs abductor in type.) Subsequently the patient is sometimes treated with voice therapy, oral medications, referral to UCI’s excellent movement-disorders neurologist, or Botox injection. Most patients eventually receive one or more Botox injections.

Botox is also used for a variety of other neuromuscular disorders at the Center.

For further information contact the Center (a part of the Head & Neck Disorders Center at U.C. Irvine) at 714-456-7017.