The physician reported that a patient suffered vocal cord paralysis following a previous lead revision surgery.The physician noted that the patient ended up having a device implanted to help their voice, and informed that the vns was turned off for several months following the vocal cord paralysis onset.The physician has recently programmed the vns back on to very low settings.The physician attributed the vocal cord paralysis to the vns lead revision surgery, noting that the patient's nerve was possibly nicked during the procedure.No other relevant information has been received to date.
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It was reported that the patient's vns device has been disabled as the patent was still not able to tolerate vns after their vocal cord issues.It was reported that the patient was coughing with the vns stimulation, and although the diagnostics were ok, the patient's vns was disabled.The patient has been advised to follow up with the surgeon for evaluation.No other relevant information has been received to date.
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