Google investors can heave a sigh of relief as there is no more mystery looming over CEO and co-founder Larry Page's highly publicized non-participation in key company events last year. The 40-year old, in a Google Plus post, said he has been suffering from a nerve-related vocal cord paralysis that interferes with prolonged speech and makes his voice hoarse-sounding.
The malady however will not deter him from running the world's biggest search engine as " after some initial recovery I'm fully able to do all I need to at home and at work, though my voice is softer than before."
Page divulged that his left vocal cord got paralyzed after an infection that affected him 14 years back, and doctors were not able to ascertain the exact cause. In what he described as a "rare" condition, the disease had come back to plague him last year, leaving the right one with restricted movement as well. Page says, "It is quite common in cases like these that a definitive cause is not found." He further admitted to the condition meddling with his ability to breathe normally at times, cheerfully adding, "That said, my friends still think I have way more stamina than them when we go kitesurfing!"
In his quest to get to the bottom of the issue, Page believes there is a possibility that it could be linked to Hashimoto's thyroiditis, a thyroid condition he was diagnosed with in 2003. He however seemed unsure if that factors in the development or if a virus is to be blamed for both.
After a decade of Eric Schmidt's leadership, Larry Page had taken over as CEO of the company in April, 2011.
The news has unfurled just hours before the technology giant's eagerly awaited annual developer conference to be held in San Francisco.
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