Yes. I am currently working with my ENT for this exact reason.
I had thyroid cancer in 2001 and my ENT removed both glands. Currently, my right vocal cord is paralyzed and the culprit is the return of the thyroid cancer.
I believe so, because I just had strep throat about a month ago, and still after recovering, i lost my high range singing and its painful trying to force singing high to work on it.
No. I never heard of a vocal cord transplant. There are tumors that can affect the vocal cords that do change the tone of one's voice.
The vocal cords, when you talk or sing, chop the air coming out of you lungs. If you want the sound to be higher, the vocal cords will tighten. When you want the sound to be deeper, the vocal cords will relax. If you want more information, go onto YouTube and search "Vocal Cords".
Dysphonia is a voice disorder that can be caused by things such as an underactive thyroid gland or nodules on the vocal cords. It can also be caused by any kind of trauma that has occurred to the vocal cords.
Speech therapists will tell you that the vocal cords are not affected by whistling. The whistle, itself being made by the way you vary the air through your lips , may not affect your vocal cords, but you can't whistle without passing air over your vocal cords.
Screaming may affect your vocal cords because if you scream to much you may lose your voice
you have vocal cords to produce your voice
the vocal cords are in the larynx
The thyroid cartilage forms the bulk of the anterior wall of the larynx, and serves to protect the vocal folds ("vocal cords") which are located directly behind it.
Vocal cords help you talk.
Vocal cords
The female vocal cords are thinner and shorter than the male vocal cords
The larynx has two folds, the upper vestibular folds (false vocal cords) and the lower vocal cords (true vocal cords).Note: There are comments associated with this question. See the discussion page to add to the conversation.Read more: What_contains_the_vocal_cords