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ARGanoid's RSI and voice strain page

Since June 2007 I have been suffering from Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) which has had a huge impact on my life. Recently, I have also been suffering from voice strain, which appears to have been partly caused by the use of speech recognition software, and partly by a condition called laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Since I was relying on speech recognition to type, I was off sick from work from February 2008 to September 2008. Although both my RSI and voice problems have now improved a lot, they still continue to cause problems. I am currently in the process of writing an account of my experiences, to warn people of what can happen. What I've written so far can be found on my blog:

Blog post 1, in which I notify my blog readers of my problems for the first time

Blog post 2: Happy RSI anniversary!

Blog post 3: RSI: My Arch-Nemesis - Introduction

Blog post 4: RSI: The Early Months

Blog post 5: RSI: The Non-Early Months

Blog post 6: RSI: The Non-Early Months - Continued

Blog post 7: Back at work

Blog post 8: Voice strain - Part 1 - June 2007 to Feb 2008

Blog post 9: Voice strain - Part 2 - Feb 2008 to Aug 2008

Blog post 10: Voice strain - Part 3 - Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

Blog post 11: Voice strain - Part 4 - pH monitoring, more on LPR, and RSI Wikipedia article

Blog post 12: RSI relapse and video diary