title: Treatment of spasmodic dysphonia with homeopathic medicine: a clinical case report.
abstract: Botulinum toxin (Botox) injection is the only conventional medical treatment available for patients with spasmodic dysphonia (SD). Some patients are reluctant to receive Botox treatment due to concerns about unknown long-term side effects, expense, and dependence on repeated injections. The purpose of the study was to report the perceptual and physiological changes in the vocal functions of an SD patient treated with classical homeopathy. The results were similar to a previous case report: classical homeopathy seems to be capable of amelioratiny SD symptoms beyond the short-term effects of Botox injections. Although the physiological mechanism of homeopathic healing is not fully accounted for by the current bio-medical models, it may be an effective therapeutic alternative for some SD patients.
authors.affiliation: Speech Science Lab, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, 5th Floor, Prince Philips Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. axue@hku.hk
authors.forename: Steve An
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Schepper
authors.forename: Grace Jianping
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Hao
mesh_terms: D055154:Dysphonia / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D006705:Homeopathy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged