The neurological condition can cause people like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to have voices that break and can sound “strangled.” ...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has struggled for decades with a rare disorder affecting his speech, causing his voice to sound strained and raspy when he speaks.

Kennedy has a condition called spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder that impacts the muscles in the voice box, also known as the larynx, according to the National Institute on Deafness and ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder that causes involuntary spasms in the vocal cords, making speech strained, breathy, or hoarse. It most commonly affects women ...

By Teddy Rosenbluth Spasmodic dysphonia is a neurological condition that causes certain muscles in the “voice box,” or larynx, to spasm, often making the voice sound raspy, strained or breathy.

Kennedy, Jr., President Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, speaks with a raspy quiver in his voice. That’s because he has spasmodic dysphonia ...

Kennedy is diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia, a condition that impacts the muscles of the larynx, or the "voice box." President Donald Trump nominated Kennedy for the role last year. The Senate ...

Kennedy, 71, has long suffered from a rare neurological condition known as spasmodic dysphonia. The quiver-like voice disorder, which has affected the Kennedy scion for decades, essentially can ...

Kennedy has spoken openly about this in the past. He has a condition called spasmodic dysphonia, which causes his voice to have noticeable tremors — and he's not happy about it. Kennedy told the ...