"Contact ulcer of the larynx is a superficial ulceration occurring on one or both sides of the larynx posteriorly, the ulcerated surface coming in contact on phonation with the same region on the opposite cord, the latter being ulcerated or not according to whether the ulceration is unilateral or bilateral." This definition was given by Chevalier Jackson1in 1928 when he made the first presentation of the subject in the literature. Since then he has written several articles in conjunction with Chevalier L. Jackson,2who has also written independently on the subject.3Together they have seen 264 cases. Contact ulcer has been reported by very few other men,4perhaps not more than three or four, and still remains an uncommon condition as far as the records go. It is probable however that, in the past, many cases have been overlooked or are unreported. In 1935