The Mayo Clinic experience and patient stories Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care like they've never experienced. See the stories of satisfied Mayo Clinic patients. Professional broadcaster gets her voice backLeslye Gale and her husband Broadcaster Leslye Gale experienced gradual voice loss but was determined to tough it out on the air. Finally, in February 2024, her vocal folds had grown so weak that she had no voice at all. Given that her job as an announcer for a radio station in Orlando keeps her on air for five hours each morning, this setback was more than a minor inconvenience — it also had the potential… Returning to sports after an acoustic neuromaTyler, Kaitlyn and Bryce Theobald Tyler Theobald was playing basketball when the dizziness started. Some might argue that lightheadedness during exercise comes from overexertion, but Tyler knew something was wrong when the room kept spinning, even while he stood still. His wife later took him to the emergency department near their home in Searcy, Arkansas, where he was given medication for vertigo and sent home. When his symptoms weren't improving, he saw a primary care… Father of five on life after cancer: 'Everything feels so good and rich and valuable'Gary McCracken rests on a fallen tree In the fall of 2020, Gary McCracken noticed a swollen lymph node near the upper left side of his neck. He initially didn't think much of it. "I grew a beard for deer season and forgot all about it," he says with a chuckle. After Thanksgiving, when Gary shaved his beard, the gland was still swollen. "There's a video of me playing guitar at church, and it… Request an appointment ResearchCosts & insurance Dec. 20, 2024 Share on: FacebookTwitter Show references Otolaryngology (ENT)/Head and Neck SurgerySectionsRequest an appointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsDoctors by location and specialtySpecialty groupsClinical trialsResearchPatient storiesCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicReferrals SectionsRequest an appointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsDoctors by location and specialtySpecialty groupsClinical trialsResearchPatient storiesCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicReferrals ORG-20424058 Medical Departments & Centers Otolaryngology (ENT)/Head and Neck Surgery