Items tagged with vocal-cord-paralysis

by Seth Colaner - Tue, May 14, 2013

Google CEO Larry Page Afflicted with Rare Vocal Cord Paralysis, Responds by Funding Research at the Voice Health Institute

Google CEO Larry Page is a rare man, having co-created Google with pal Sergey Brin and kept the company constantly evolving into one of the most important tech companies in history, but he also has a rare affliction: His vocal chords are partially paralyzed. In a Google+ post, Page described how after a bad cold some 14 years ago, his voice became permanently hoarse, which was due to left vocal cord paralysis that may have been damaged by the virus he had. Although he was told that experiencing paralysis of the other vocal cord is extremely rare, last summer his right vocal cord became somewhat paralyzed after (another) bad cold. Google CEO Larry Page He writes that he’s essentially totally fine... Read more...