Hoarseness is the term for when the voice sounds strained, breathy, or raspy, or is quieter in volume or lower in pitch. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and related disorders may cause ...

It’s normal to have a hoarse voice here and there. But if you find that you’re regularly raspy, you could be dealing with a condition called laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), a.k.a. “silent reflux.” For ...

Hoarseness is common and there are many causes, an expert says. "About one-third of us will develop some sort of voice problem in our lifetime," said speech language pathologist Carrie Ruggiero, who ...

Raspy. Breathy. Strained. Weak. When you're hoarse, sending a voice message, presenting a project at a meeting, dictating an address to your car's navigation system, or simply having a phone call can ...