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13/11/2017

I've Lost My Voice

BBC Radio 4 - The Untold, I've Lost My Voice

Rob has lost his voice and is trying to get it back. It is not going to be easy.

Grace Dent tells the story of Rob, a man who has lost his voice through spasmodic dysphonia, seriously impacting on his life and his work. He has got to find a way to get it back.

This is Rob's story - a man who lost his voice and is trying to get it back.

Rob is a warm and charismatic man who says he's an extrovert. He's a successful business-coach - a people-centred job he loves.
But two years ago he lost his voice. At first he thought he'd shouted too much at the rugby, but then he discovered he'd developed the rare neurological condition, Spasmodic Dysphonia, which has severely affected his ability to speak. It's having a serious impact on both his social and working life. 

Producer, Karen Gregor, follows Rob for six months as he tries to improve his voice: he gets treatment at the QE hospital in Birmingham with Consultant ENT surgeon, Declan Costello; he seeks out voice coaching with Christina Shewell in Bristol; and he meets a woman with the same very rare condition who might, just might, shed some light on what on earth he should do. 

Grace Dent tells the story. Karen Gregor produces.

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