Talk:Spasmodic dysphonia

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Contents 1 DAF 2 Reports 3 Restoring 4 Scott Adams

[edit] DAF

One person with spasmodic dysphonia reported that a delayed auditory feedback (DAF) anti-stuttering device improved his speech.-Tdkehoe 03:30, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reports

There are instances reported in which singers have been diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia in the singing voice, but not in the speaking voice--Krsbar 01:08, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Restoring

I am restoring the subsection on abductor spasmodic dysphonia, removed by 67.188.121.101 on 3 October. No reason was given for its removal and it leaves a conspicuous abscence. Redglasses 21:45, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Scott Adams

a link to watch: http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2006/10/good_news_day.html —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.98.10.169 (talk • contribs) .

Has it been confirmed that Scott Adams is the first person in history to recover from this? It looks like it's just hearsay from his doctor, who may have just told him candidly that he doesn't know of anyone who has. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 141.210.54.122 (talk • contribs) .

He hasn't recovered. He still has a severe voice problem. What people say in writing and how they sound in person might SHOCK you.

I am going to add the word "known" in front of it for now. Kyle824 01:33, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

I have added a {{self-published}} tag, since we are using a primary source. As soon as a reliable secondary source appears (not some blog, please!), replace it and remove the template. -- ReyBrujo 03:49, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

I changed the wording to reflect the possible unreliability of the source (and removed the self-published tag)Gjc8 05:20, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Here's a rather fascinating update: [1]. Should something be added to the article about Dr. Morton Cooper's treatment methods and his allegations that the NSDA is biased because it receives funding from Allergan, the company that sells Botox? Esn 05:19, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Never mind, I just did it. These are, of course, rather serious claims and allegations, so it will be interesting to see what happens now. Esn 06:28, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Morton Cooper was once asked by voice specialists to verify his treatment results. That is, simply send their patients to these doctors, no charge. Seems simple, wouldn't you say? He wholeheartedly refuses. He also charges each patient $20,000 - $30,000 for his "cure" and not a SINGLE case has been verified as cured after treatment. He just talks and talks about them being diagnosed by all these macho hoopla doctors. But shies away real fast when asked for legitimate confirmation. It's awful he prays on such an innocent community.

If it looks like a duck...