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Bernardo de La Paz

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2. Sometimes splitting hairs does NOT matter

Reply to The Blue Flower (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:29 PM

Sep 4

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21838-spasmodic-dysphonia

The respected Cleveland Clinic calls it a disorder.

"disease", "disorder", "illness" mean relatively the same thing in this context, though without connotations of an infection or external agency.

So what if it is a disease/disorder?
So what if it is not a disease/disorder?

Do you think he is being whitewashed when it is called a disease? Somehow being given sympathy he doesn't deserve? Disease/disorder is a description of a situation. Why does it matter to you what it is called?

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Definitions matter [View all] The Blue Flower Sep 4 OP

Actually, he IS the disease. His voice is just a minor symptom. marble falls Sep 4 #1

Sometimes splitting hairs does NOT matter Bernardo de La Paz Sep 4 #2

It is, in fact, a recognized medical condition, a disorder of the vocal cords and larynx. Ocelot II Sep 4 #3