Pediatric Voice Program Patient Stories
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Voice Loss and Acid Reflux: Kate’s Story
Kate loves to sing. In a scare when she was 16, she experienced bouts of losing her voice. The Pediatric Voice Program at CHOP helped her get her voice, and her dreams, back.
Breakthrough Treatment for Airway Tumors Gives Hannah Her Voice
Thanks to an experimental airway tumor treatment she received at CHOP, Hannah can talk now with her friends — really talk — because all the tumors are gone.
RLN Reinnervation: Kayla’s ‘Anything but Ordinary’ Story
The Pediatric Voice Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia helped Kayla strengthen her voice, and she’s putting it to good use: promoting her own book.
Subglottic Cyst and Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis: Shawn’s Story
At 7 months of age, Shawn had surgery to remove a large subglottic cyst that severely impacted his breathing and feeding. At 3 years, he underwent a recurrent laryngeal nerve reinnervation surgery to fix a damaged vocal cord.
Voice Loss and Reflux: Jackson’s Story
Twelve-year-old Jackson McGovern relies on his voice to deliver consistently in his performances with the Philadelphia Boys Choir and local theater so when he developed persistent laryngitis, he turned to CHOP for help.
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor and Laryngeal Nerve Reinnervation: Michael's Story
After living with vocal cord paralysis for six years after a tumor was removed, Michael and his family found CHOP's Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders and laryngeal nerve reinnervation, a procedure that would give him his voice back.