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Ken Becker wrote: > > Yes, Lori, PD does affect the voice, but there are two methods of reversing > the damage, one involves collagen injected into the vocal cords, which are > actually folds of skin that are normally spaced close together, and modulate > the air coming through, to make speech possible. When they shrink and > separate, the voice becomes weak. The injections fill them out, and after a > few treatments, the voice returns to stay. There is also a form of therapy, > called The Lee Silverman method. > [log in to unmask] Ken, Can you give me additional information regarding the collagen shots--what kind of doctor, cost, etc. Thanks, Tom McMahon A fellow Parkie