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Posted: 2024-06-07T16:04:02Z | Updated: 2024-06-07T16:04:02Z

A year and a half after going public with her stiff person syndrome diagnosis, Celine Dion is opening up about how the neurological condition has impacted her world-renowned singing voice.

In a Friday teaser clip for an upcoming NBC interview , Dion told Today host Hoda Kotb that its felt like somebodys strangling you when shes recently attempted to sing.

Its like somebodys pushing your larynx, pharynx, this way, the five-time Grammy winner explained as she used her hand to push inward on her throat. After transitioning into a restrained, high-pitched tone, she added, Its like youre talking like that, and you cannot go high or lower.

Stiff person syndrome, or SPS, is defined by the National Institutes of Health as a rare, progressive neurological disorder that can lead to muscle spasms. The condition can be so debilitating that some patients are eventually unable to walk or move independently. Though symptoms can be kept under control with treatment, there is no cure.

Watch the teaser for Dions NBC interview below.

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