VCD or asthma? When the throat is the problem

If tightness hits the throat, starts suddenly with sprinting or a strong scent, and inhalers do little, ask about vocal cord dysfunction (paradoxical vocal fold dysfunction).

This is not a pep talk about anxiety. It is a treatable laryngeal pattern. Utah athletes and teens are over-represented in this clinic for a reason: they have been brave, compliant, and misdiagnosed.

A free phone consult can help you decide whether ENT, pulmonology, and SLP should sit on the same team.