tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181682862418239688.post7075087389485128427..comments2023-04-16T08:09:50.250-06:00Comments on Merrie Melody: Spasmodic Dysphonia or DystoniaMelodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335907113967987846noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181682862418239688.post-20018637251269703932008-07-17T07:44:00.000-06:002008-07-17T07:44:00.000-06:00Was I ever surprised to pop in and see this post! ...Was I ever surprised to pop in and see this post! Thank you Melody!<BR/><BR/>Just so you know... SD stands for Spasmodic Dysphonia and is what I have. It is a focal dystonia that only affects the vocal chords and is pretty rare. Dystonia is the general term that covers all the many different variations. They really do not know what causes it for certain... there are many different things that seem to trigger it but they just do not know enough yet. I do worry that I will develop other dystonias because I already have one. I feel very fortunate to only have my voice affected... that wasn't the case before I learned more about the other ones.<BR/><BR/>You were so sweet to post this and you didn't even let me know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com