Speech Therapist

I went to a speech therapist today. As you know since my stroke (or actually a couple years after it), i have battled with twi seemingly related problems: a swallowing issue that feels like something stuck on the right of my throat, and difficulty speaking as loudly and clearly as I used to be able to do. The more tired I get, the worse it gets.  This is most apparent in a six hour long deposition.

The speech therapist started by running a camera through my nose to inspect my vocal chords. She pointed to the muscles immediately adjacent to my vocal chords being red and enlarged.  She said these muscles are working too hard because of stress. These muscles are adjacent to the muscles that shut the breathing passage from the esophagus and this likely explains the globus sensation. Fixing one by exercise may fix both, perhaps in just a few weeks.  These are the only areas of my health that are a source of frustration.