U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday said the sometimes evident trembling of her voice, head and hands are symptoms of a benign essential tremor that she has lived with for decades.
The 73-year-old, five-term Republican senator revealed the condition in an interview with Newscenter Maine and said she has had it for decades with no ill effect on her ability to do her job.
Essential tremor disorder is a neurological condition that causes rhythmic shaking in the hands, head, trunk, voice or legs. It is the most common trembling disorder, can be hereditary and generally afflicts older adults, according to the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
In her interview with Newscenter Maine, Collins said the condition “has absolutely no impact on my ability to do my job or on how I feel each day.”
