{"id":657872,"date":"2013-05-14T14:23:49","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T18:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=229891"},"modified":"2013-05-14T14:23:49","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T18:23:49","slug":"larry-page-opens-up-on-voice-condition-funds-voice-health-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/657872","title":{"rendered":"Larry Page Opens Up On Voice Condition, Funds Voice Health Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, there began to be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/larry-pages-health-addressed-in-email-page-posts-to-google-2012-06\">concerns about Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page&#8217;s health<\/a>, after he did not appear at a company shareholders&#8217; meeting, and then would not appear at Google I\/O the following week or on an upcoming earnings call. <\/p>\n<p>Google had indicated that Page had lost his voice, and eventually, news came out that Page had sent an email to Google staff letting them know there was &#8220;nothing seriously wrong&#8221; with him, and that he would &#8220;continue to run the company.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Page has made a number of public speaking appearances since then, but his voice has never really recovered. It&#8217;s something others have commented on, but Page hasn&#8217;t really addressed. Until Now. <\/p>\n<p>Today, Page took to Google+ to explain the situation, which actually extends back fourteen years. It still sounds like there is nothing &#8220;seriously wrong&#8221; with him, meaning it doesn&#8217;t sound like he&#8217;s dying or anything, but it does sound like his voice may not recover. In his post, we also learn that he is funding some research related to the condition that he has. 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Once again things didn\u2019t fully improve, so I went in for a check-up and was told that my second vocal cord now had limited movement as well. Again, after a thorough examination, the doctors weren\u2019t able to identify a cause. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, after some initial recovery I\u2019m fully able to do all I need to at home and at work, though my voice is softer than before. And giving long monologues is more tedious for me and probably the audience. \u00a0But overall over the last year there has been some improvement with people telling me they think I sound better. \u00a0Vocal cord nerve issues can also affect your breathing, so my ability to exercise at peak aerobic capacity is somewhat reduced. \u00a0That said, my friends still think I have way more stamina than them when we go kitesurfing! \u00a0And Sergey says I\u2019m probably a better CEO because I choose my words more carefully. \u00a0So surprisingly, overall I am feeling very lucky.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, while the nerves for your vocal cords take quite different routes through your body, they both pass your thyroid. \u00a0So in searching for a cause for both nerves that was an obvious place to look. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto&#39;s thyroiditis in 2003. \u00a0This is a fairly common benign inflammatory condition of the thyroid which causes me no problems. \u00a0It is unclear if this is a factor in the vocal cord condition, or whether both conditions were triggered by a virus.<\/p>\n<p>In this journey I have learned a lot more about voice issues. \u00a0Though my condition seems to be very rare, there are a significant number of people who develop issues with one vocal nerve. \u00a0In seeing different specialists, I met one doctor \u2014 Dr. Steven Zeitels from the Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital Voice Center \u2014 who is really excited about the potential to improve vocal cord nerve function. \u00a0So I\u2019ve arranged to fund a significant research program through the Voice Health Institute, which he will lead. \u00a0Thanks a bunch to my amazing wife Lucy, for her companionship through this journey and for helping oversee this project and get it off the ground. \u00a0Also, thanks to the many people who have helped with advice and information many of whom I have not had a chance to thank yet.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we\u2019ve put together a patient survey to gather information about other people with similar conditions. \u00a0As it\u2019s fairly rare, there\u2019s little data available today \u2014 and the team hopes that with more information they can make faster progress. \u00a0If you have similar symptoms you can fill it out here: <a href=\"http:\/\/voicehealth.org\/ip\" class=\"ot-anchor\" rel=\"nofollow\">voicehealth.org\/ip<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voicehealth.org\/ip\/\">VHI &#8211; Vocal Cord Paralysis\/Paresis Survey<\/a><br \/>VHI <span class=\"metadata\"><span style=\"float: right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/googleplus\/plus.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>374 &nbsp;&nbsp; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/googleplus\/arrow.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>40 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\" class=\"timestamp\">Powered by socialditto<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=K3TjFwnWZok:s3Vl4GGrmT8:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=K3TjFwnWZok:s3Vl4GGrmT8:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=K3TjFwnWZok:s3Vl4GGrmT8:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=K3TjFwnWZok:s3Vl4GGrmT8:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=K3TjFwnWZok:s3Vl4GGrmT8:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=K3TjFwnWZok:s3Vl4GGrmT8:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=K3TjFwnWZok:s3Vl4GGrmT8:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=K3TjFwnWZok:s3Vl4GGrmT8:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=K3TjFwnWZok:s3Vl4GGrmT8:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/K3TjFwnWZok\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, there began to be concerns about Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page&#8217;s health, after he did not appear at a company shareholders&#8217; meeting, and then would not appear at Google I\/O the following week or on an upcoming earnings call. 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