Why did Amelita Galli-Curci lose her voice?

[helvella]

In my view, skim the first part, and read

MEDICAL HISTORY (THE NERVE OF GALLI-CURCI: MYTH OR REALITY?)

Why did Amelita Galli-Curci lose her voice?

Oscar D. Bruno1

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1University of Buenos Aires. President of the Foundation of Endocrinology (FUNDAENDO), Buenos Aires, Argentina

The main reason that led me to write this paper was the presentation of a poster at the 12th International Thyroid Conference in Kyoto, Japan (2000), about “Complications of Thyroidectomy in Patients with Radiation-Induced Thyroid Neoplasms”. This poster was illustrated with a picture of the well-known opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci. At that time, I became aware of what was called among American neck surgeons “the nerve of Galli-Curci”. But, what was the story behind it?

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"But there is another possible explanation which was briefly evoked by some authors (4): the possibility that Amelita remained hypothyroid after surgery."

Interesting that not many seemed to come to this conclusion - it seems the most likely explanation of all!

I'm no opera singer, but used to have a fairly decent, if ordinary, singing voice. During the last several years it has become more and more difficult to sing, especially on high notes. Often not even a squeak would come out. There were rare occasions of being able to sing again - at least a bit - but not for some time. Increases in levo have made no difference. Frustrating!

[TSH110]

Seems to me to be an unjustified attack on NDT and treating by symptoms!

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to TSH110]

But it does at least go as far as FT3:

This control seems to be optimized in some cases through the measurement of serum levels of free triiodothyronine.

Unlike most of us (unless we get our own done).