Why does my voice not sound the way it used to?

Why does my voice not sound the way it used to?

Credit something called vocal bowing, too. Your reduction in muscle mass, loss of ligament flexibility, and hardening of tissue around the larynx can cause your vocal folds to curve. This prevents the edges of your vocal folds from touching, decreasing the force and intensity with which you can articulate.

Why do I have a gravelly voice after singing karaoke?

But if your voice grows gravelly the day after your team blows the playoffs or you sang karaoke, it’s probably due to vocal overuse or abuse. On any given day, your vocal cords collide millions of times, Dr. Johns says.

Why do some people have a deeper voice than others?

The bugs can migrate to your vocal cords, causing swelling that alters the way they vibrate, making you sound deeper and huskier, Dr. Johns says. But if your voice grows gravelly the day after your team blows the playoffs or you sang karaoke, it’s probably due to vocal overuse or abuse.

What happens when you vocalize at a low volume?

If you vocalize daily at a low volume (just like light stretching for a sore back) you will release some of the stiffness inside and be able to turn the volume up slowly. Q.Hello, I just came across your site and found very helpful information on it.

What happens to your voice as you get older?

As this is happening, the voice also changes. “Before puberty, your larynx, or voice box, sits higher in the neck. As you go through these changes, it gets bigger and moves down lower,” explains Dr. Milstein. “Your vocal folds (cords) also thicken and enlarge.” This change is more noticeable in boys.

Do you have vocal nodules in Your Voice?

Q.Hi mark, love the website, it really makes me calmer about my voice! I just have a question or two. About 2 months ago I was told I had the first signs of vocal nodules after a year of a lot of singing and not using the voice correctly!

Why do I have a problem with my voice?

The biggest problem is your lack of consistent voice use. Singing occasionally allows all kinds of conditions to creep in without notice until you sing again – then it seems like a big deal.

What did the Doctor Tell Me about my voice?

The doctor diagnosed me with a laryngitis and gave me cortizone and antibiotics medication and told me to rest my voice for ten days.The truth is I tried not to speak, not to smoke and not to drink but wasn’t absolutely faithful to all this, speaking a little, drinking some glasses of wine and smoking maybe 5-10 cigarettes in a period of two weeks…