Overview

• Cyrus confirmed in a May 21 Apple Music interview that she has Reinke’s edema, a benign swelling of the vocal cords that gives her voice its raspy quality.
• She explained that a large polyp on her vocal cord, a byproduct of the condition, makes singing feel like running a marathon with ankle weights.
• Fearing a surgery could alter her distinctive tone, Cyrus says she is unwilling to remove the polyp despite its performance challenges.
• The singer says any future tour must be financially and physically sustainable, as she refuses to lip-sync and finds live shows extremely taxing.
• She also revealed other recent health scares, including a ruptured ovarian cyst during a New Year’s Eve show and a leg infection that led to a brief ICU stay.