If evolution had a customer service line, I’d be on hold right now demanding a refund. Meet the recurrent laryngeal nerve—a nerve that takes the scenic route through your chest to reach your throat.

G.S. ANSWER: I have written about laryngeal neuropathy -- an uncommon condition causing chronic cough or throat ... However, your recent column from a woman noting her physicians did not introduce ...

Laryngeal cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the larynx (voice box). The larynx helps you breathe, speak, and swallow. It houses your vocal cords, which create the sound of your voice ...

Anywhere along the way, an injury or inflammation can pinch the nerves. Tingling is a classic symptom of nerve compression. However, you may also have pain, burning, or numbness. In advanced cases, ...

Gastroparesis symptoms may be minor or severe, depending on the damage to the vagus nerve, a long cranial nerve that extends from the brainstem to the abdominal organs, including those of the ...

Thumb numbness is a symptom often attributed to a "pinched nerve" of the hand, wrist, or spine. In addition, numbness may be due to a disease or medications that cause demyelination (destruction of ...

Stiffness in the neck and shoulder usually develop before any pain. Changes in your neck and shoulders can take up to 6 months to develop During surgery to remove lymph nodes in the neck (neck ...

“The vibration of the vocal folds stimulates the recurrent laryngeal nerve which integrates with the vagus nerve,” said Mathilde Shisko, a voice coach who works at the Polyvagal ...

The Seagulls lost the battle of nerve, just as they had done in their last-four clash with Manchester United two years ago. But Forest will feel justice was done because they might have been ahead ...

Co-written and directed by Alex Garland with his military advisor on Civil War, Ray Mendoza, a former Navy SEAL who served in Iraq and was part of the hair-raising mission, the movie takes its ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The family of a young man who has been diagnosed with a life-changing rare nerve disease have launched an appeal to help him on the road to ...