Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s voice frequently sounds strained and raspy because of a rare neurological condition called spasmodic dysphonia that only affects around 50,000 new adults yearly. (Actress Selma Blair has had spasmodic dysphonia as well.) And he's quite aware of how his spasmodic dysphonia affects how others hear him when he gives public talks. "I think it makes it problematical for people to listen to me," he noted in a 2023 town hall (via NewsNation ).

Kennedy has taken steps to minimize the side effects of his voice disorder over the years, including Botox injections (per LA Times ). However, he stopped the injections after a decade, concluding that they "were not a good fit." (You may want to know about Botox injections if you've considered trying them for any conditi

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