Dr. Nupur Kapoor's Blog

Thyoplasty: Know you voice

Imagine getting up one fine morning with no voice. A term referred to in medical circles as ?Aphonia?. That?s exactly what happened to Tanya (name changed) one week ago due to paralysis of one of her vocal folds. In her case the diagnosis of ?idiopathic vocal fold palsy? has been made, which is another way [...]

Management of Voice Disorders

Medication is warranted in laryngitis and laryngopharyngeal reflux.Voice therapy is the first line of management for vocal fold nodules, early polyps, ventricular phonation, bowed vocal fold and vocal fold...

Workshops and Conferences

Past Workshops

  • Presented Award Paper on "A Study in 30 cases of Microflap Surgery" at Phonocon 2006 at AIIMS, Delhi,Feb 2006.
  • Invited to present "Management of Voice Disorders" at "A Ward Medical Association" monthly meet,May,2006
  • Invited to conduct a Live Surgical Workshop on Phonosurgery at Hegdewar Hospital for Association of ENT Surgeons of Aurungabad, 16-17 June 2006.
  • Invited by G.P.A to talk on Management of Hoarseness of Voice at Jaslok Hospital, June 2006.
  • Invited to talk on "Arytenoid Adduction" in Phonosurgery Symposium at National A.O.I. Conference at Bubaneshwar, Jan 2007
  • Invited to talk and a panelist for "Professional Voice Users" at the PHONOCON 2007
  • Invited as guest faculty for live surgical workshop in Trichy, March 2007
  • Invited as guest faculty for live surgical workshop in Ahmedabad, March 2007
  • Invited as guest faculty for live surgical workshop in Coimbatore, April 2007
  • Invited as guest faculty at South Zone State Conference at Kovallam to talk on "Arytenoid Adduction" Phonosurgery Panel ,Oct, 2007
  • Invited as guest faculty at MENTCON 2007 to talk on "Management of Organic Voice Disorders" Phonosurgery Panel, Nov 2007
  • Presentation at Mumbai West branch of AOI, "Phonosurgery then and now" in April 2008
  • Presentation at Nasik branch of AOI "Phonosurgery then and now" in July 2008
  • Live surgical workshop on Phonosurgery at Chennai in September 2008
  • Presentation at "Kentcon 2008" at Kannur in oct 2008 on "lasers Vs cold steel in the larynx".
  • Workshop at "Phonocon 2009" at S.P. Jain Auditorium, Bombay Hospitalin March 2009.