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Bastian Voice Institute

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Bastian Voice Institute

We provide medical care and consideration for persons with voice, swallowing, and airway disorders.

02/15/2026

This man has smoked heavily for many years and developed a chronically hoarse voice. Elsewhere, he underwent microlaryngoscopic surgery for removal of “Reinke’s edema” (also called “smoker’s polyposis”). Unfortunately, his voice changed little afterward, and he remained extremely hoarse: https://laryngopedia.com/polypoid-degeneration-reinkes-edema-smokers-polyps/ -can-be-enough

02/10/2026

Thank you to Sally Helm and Noel King of the Unexplainable Podcast for hosting Dr. Bastian! You can listen to their discussion about R-CPD (inability to burp, no-burp) on your podcasting app, or at the link below: https://megaphone.link/VMP9023011775

02/08/2026

This person has the typical PD voice change. His “inner voice” is the main issue. He cannot “collect and express” vitality vocally. This series, on the other hand, focuses on the end-organ (larynx) change that can be the result of loss of vigor: https://laryngopedia.com/parkinsons-disease-related-voice-change/

02/07/2026

As a temporary “bridge” while awaiting possible vocal cord paralysis recovery, this patient elected to undergo vocal fold injection with voice gel, understanding that the benefit would be transient. Typical improvement lasts six to eight weeks, after which repeat injection may be required.

In her case, however, a single injection proved sufficient. Her voice did not deteriorate, and spontaneous recovery of vocal fold mobility subsequently occurred at the same time that the gel was resorbing: https://laryngopedia.com/vocal-cord-paralysis-unilateral/ -cord-paralysis-evolution-to-paresis

02/04/2026

Thank you to Kendra Pierre-Louis and the Science Quickly team for hosting Dr. Bastian! You can listen to their discussion about R-CPD (inability to burp, no-burp) on your podcasting app, or at the link below: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/daily-misery-why-some-people-cant-burp-and-how-botox-comes-to-the-rescue/

02/01/2026

Inside our throat, the esophagus is normally a collapsed muscular tube. If its walls remain tightly apposed to the scope, visualization is extremely poor—much like trying to read a book held just 1 cm from your eyes.

One of the classic findings in people with R-CPD is what we call an “always-open” esophagus. This occurs because the esophagus is held open by the patient’s own retained, unburpable air: https://laryngopedia.com/r-cpd-esophageal-findings/

01/25/2026

A 74-year-old man presented with unexplained hoarseness. Definitive excisional biopsy in an operating room revealed invasive carcinoma. Over subsequent years, several additional office-based laser treatments were required for small areas of recurrent leukoplakia.

This approach proved highly effective. It avoided radiotherapy and repeated operative interventions, preserved vocal function, and allowed the patient to attend treatments independently without the need for anesthesia or accompaniment.

📖 Learn more at laryngopedia.com/cancer

01/23/2026

This patient experienced abrupt onset of hoarseness. Diagnosis from another physician reported vocal cord paralysis and a “mass.” She presented for a second opinion. Upon examination, a right saccular cyst is seen protruding from the ventricle and also lifting and bulging the false cord. This would be a hybrid anterior/lateral saccular cyst: https://laryngopedia.com/saccular-cyst/ -cyst-laryngocele-or-laryngopyocele

01/18/2026

This elderly woman had undergone total thyroidectomy approximately 25 years ago. At presentation her inspiratory noises were prominent even at rest. Inspiration between every sentence created involuntary inspiratory phonation. Her husband said he had to use a separate bedroom because she was so loud during sleep: https://laryngopedia.com/vocal-cord-paralysis-bilateral/ -and-after-posterior-commissuroplasty

01/16/2026

Contact granulomas can be diagnosed by “certain” visual criteria, and be allowed to mature and detach spontaneously, with no need for removal except in unusual circumstances: https://laryngopedia.com/contact-granuloma/ -and-grove-granuloma

01/11/2026

This elderly patient has suffered at least 6 episodes of pneumothorax due to her known BHD syndrome. Her reason for laryngology consultation is a very poor voice across several years,. Examination shows a bulging but mostly mobile left vocal cord, due to a submucosal mass.

If pulmonary function and risk of further pneumothorax check out, the plan is removal under general anesthesia. An “upper Dutch door” is planned, dividing 1/3 of the way down from the thyroid notch & then a cartilage cut directed straight posteriorly, parallelling the ventricle: https://laryngopedia.com/paraglottic-mass-and-birt-hogg-dube-bhd-syndrome/

01/07/2026

This 90-year-old person’s swallowing vigor and accuracy are diminished along with her cricopharyngeal function. She has been experiencing swallowing symptoms for nearly 3 years. Initially, she had difficulty swallowing pills, then meat, and now she can only swallow purees and liquids: laryngopedia.com/presbyphagia

After cricopharyngeal myotomy, the patient reports large improvement of swallowing, saying she has eaten a whole hamburger with no issue.

If you are struggling with a 🎵 voice, 👤 swallowing, 🫁 airway, or 🗣️ cough disorder, schedule a video call with Dr. Bastian! Send an email to info@laryngopedia.com (link in bio) to get started.

The patient reports large improvement of swallowing, saying she has eaten a whole hamburger with no issue.

Address

3010 Highland Parkway
Downers Grove, IL
60515

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 4pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4pm
Friday	8:30am - 4pm

Telephone

+16307241100

Website

https://www.bastianvoice.com/

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