In this video, I demonstrate what it sounds like when I have mild swelling of my vocal folds. www.singwise.com karyn@singwise.com / singwisevocals / singwisevocals / singwise
I lost a halfway decent singing voice after covid and experiencing excessive coughing. It hasn't gone back to normal after a year but I didn't know what to do about it, so I hope some of these videos help. I miss singing in a choir for the holidays and just for the joy of singing to myself and I don't know how I'll go the rest of my life if it doesn't reverse.
I’m sorry you went through that. I’ve never had great lungs but you can try to do breathing exercises to get back on track. I’m in a choir now and I definitely recommend it. You don’t have to be the best singer to have fun.
More videos on vocal health please! As a beginner, it is hard to find consistently accurate information that can help me develop proper singing technique without harming my vocal folds
Definitely! If there are any specific topics that you'd like me to discuss, please let me know. Also, check out Dr. Dan's Voice Essentials for some good, scientifically accurate information about vocal health and technique.
@@singwisevocals try hot tea and a nice throat massage it can help because anything which can relax your voice is good relief so feel better soon take it easy
@@patrickwentzell4638 how does one do a throat massage? I’m currently in a very demanding musical and am trying to find other ways to take care of my voice
I recently lost my singing voice and was blaming Covid. But after seeing an ENT who specializes in voice disorders, he diagnosed me with GERD and vocal fold inflammation. When I listened to your video, I nearly cried. That is exactly what I sound like! You are 100% accurate with this and I appreciate the confirmation.
I remember having a cough that was so bad, that even when I thought about what I wanted to say aloud, BANG! I put myself on strict vocal rest, which made for a funny impromptu face game with the guest speaker in psychology class, an awkward "conversation" with a colleague, and substituting my voice with my viola in orchestra.
I always thought I was singing wrong but now I realize that my allergies are probably causing vocal cord swelling. That's a relief honestly. I'll definitely talk to my doctor about it. Awesome video!
I had a sore throat for a couple hours last week as i was singing in the car for fun well out of my range. I stopped when my throat got sore and my voice went raspy. I couldn't do falsetto with it as i were just squeaking and when i tried to sing i sounded like Rod Stewart. Lesson learned not to abuse your voice because you can do some serious damage.
I was so lucky! I am a self taught singer, I've had years of smooth vocals until I recently messed up the way I sung. Not exactly sure how I managed to do it, but I feel like after watching this I have to have vocal fold swelling.
Went to an ENT and he said everything was fine, voice therapy and she didn't notice anything extremely bad, except I talk a bit fast and tend to mumble a bit some words.. it's been almost three month now, help what the heck am I supposed to do
@pikasfed323 avoid talking to much, to louder, drinks lots of water (but not like, two glasses at the same time, try to take small sips all long the day). Avoid singin for now, avoid foods that give you reflux, avoid alcohol for now (if you are gona drink, drinks lots of water toghether)
@@gregorygrindelwald6813 it's hard to say. I wouldn't say I'm a perfectly working human being, but I'm doing better in terms of speaking. Still singing is out of question. My vocal folds are fine, but they're always swollen. I went to a different ENT and we came to the conclusion that my biggest problem is the way I talk + a severly deviated septum and a worrying amount of mucus flooding my nose and throat. I am taking some mild medication that should help with the mucus, but it's not really working and today is the last day. What I need to focus on now is doing voice therapy, which I hope I can start soon, and an operation to fix my septum, since nothing really changed despite taking medications that should have helped clearing my nose and throat and everything.
@@pikasfed Wow man, wish you all the best on your recovery way I have almost the similar situation, but my septum is fine, and I am just having laryngitis for the seventh week. While inflammation is almost gone, swelling is still a problem. Gotta visit a phoniatrician on Monday, hope he can have a deeper look on what is inside, thought this has already gone way too far, but seems like it can be just a beginning. Thanks medical insurance for the support lol What I have noticed by myself is due to stresses in my life I tend to hold my vocal cords tightened even if I am not talking or singing, and seems like in addition to the smoking and cold beer it could be the initial cause. Probably I will come back here to report as soon as my laryngitis/swelling is gone, just for you and other people who will read this in the future. Stay healthy bro!
“ O My God are my vocal chords injured” is all I ever see when I look into the comments of vocal chord videos. Listen, for the past 4 years I have dealt with vocal damage, you have no idea how frustrating I have gotten with myself. I’m not a professional singer, but I care deeply about music. So give it a break, if you had a serious injury you would know. That doesn’t mean you couldn’t have some vocal damage, but trust me you have no idea.
Hey Karyn, Thanks so much and good on you for being so opportunistic , showing the reality of vocal fold swelling. Kinda feel bad 'liking' this vid as you are sick but you know where we're coming from. Great demonstration. Get well soon! Lin.
Please get scoped by an ENT or laryngologist! Find out exactly what's happening and then find out if speech therapy is indicated. Please keep me updated.
I’m dealing with this too, i had a short fit of rough coughing on Monday and now for 2 days my voice has a had a tiny delay and my upper chest voice is now just air, it only works if I increase volume so I’m just having some honey, warm water, gargling salt and doing gentle vocal practice
I've been having the same vocal issues for months due to a minor paralysis of one of my folds. My ENT said a virus caused it! The entire summer I've been working on cuperto and straw exercises well as a lot of lip trills. I've been hesitant to do heavy singing. I will start teaching voice lessons next week and I'm a little nervous about what my voice is going to do.... or not do when I'm singing and singing consistently. I'm looking forward to your next video about cuperto. Hope you feel better soon!🙂
I hope you recover soon! I find that, so often, the symptoms, effects, or damage can linger long after the viral or bacterial infection has gone. It can be a long, slow recovery sometimes. See a speech-language pathologist, if that is what's prescribed. And test out your voice every day. See what it can and cannot handle at this time, and gradually rebuild your strength, endurance, and coordination. The rehabilitation process is the next stage. Best of luck as you go back to teaching. I'm sure your students will be understanding.
I lost my voice five months ago when I had COVID and it's never recovered (I'm finally about to see an ENT in a few days). And I'm definitely really worried about what they'll find. :(
Hello! What did you do to recover from this episode of vocal fold swelling? I have been experiencing this late onset sound since the middle of September. Thank you for your help!
Thanks for showing the demonstration while sick. I hope you are better Now?. I have a sore throat and this is the second time I am having it due to the very dusty and cold season in the region where I live in. Is it advisable to still sing while having a sore -throat?
Please help! First off thanks for making this video! and second, I had a bad case of bronchitis and as a result developed severe inflammation and eventually vocal nodules. But right before I was diagnosed I went a saw a chiropractor for a routine back adjustment. For some reason he took it upon himself to "fix" my voice issue by cracking my neck and because of that I now have Tinnitus, and I'm beginning to suspect it's heavily impeding the healing process as my throat and ear are in this constant pain. It's been 2 months since the diagnosis but 4 months that I've been having difficulty speaking. Have you ever come across this kind of thing? Could the chiropractor have caused some misalignment that is making it impossible for the inflammation to stop?
Recently I decided to train my voice again. I haven't sang for a long time. Thanks to youtube I learned a lot and I saw improvements. But I notice that I sometimes feel soreness but not on the throat but more on the nasal cavity. What could I be doing wrong? I have been practicing resonance, mix and expanding my range. I have a deep voice, so I want to increase my range. I am concerned of damaging something but I still want to continue practicing. I also get that delay sometimes when I sing quietly. I wish I would know exactly what to do, to avoid these problems to stay or come back.
Hello! I think I’m suffering from the same vocal swelling problem, and I was wondering what you did to recover? Right now I’m drinking plenty of water and only speaking when necessary (no singing or rapping), but if there’s anything else that helped you, I’d really love to know about it! Thank you!
My voice sometimes “vibrates” when I sing... idk what it is, I haven’t found anything on it. Idk how else to describe it, it switches back and forth between the note I’m trying to sing and a different one. Doesn’t happen when I sing softly tho. I have allergies with a persistent cough and used to have bronchitis a lot as a kid, so that’s probably what caused it :/
I will, sweet. I got sick about a week back with a cold and me throat and me voice have felt mashed ever since- (throat-pain, vocal-cord tightness, unable to sing completely- you name it!)
Cockney Rebel plz get urself examined by an otolaryngologist and keep inhaling steam thrice a day (5-10 minutes each time). Steam, water and adequate vocal rest would help u.
last week My son lost his high notes when he hit 13 years old out of nowhere, he used to hit all the notes in a steve-perry type of stuff and the day he was about to go and make his first street singing guitar show he suddenly couldnt sing high notes and he also started struggling with high notes and had the same problem at 3:17, i for sure know its not puberty since he had already changed voice before hitting 13 and he has the same voice as now
I mean. You can actually talk. If talking hurts, and my voice feels and is weak, and breaks into head voice. What is that? And how can I recover? 4 weeks of this now
I sort of worked myself into a similar condition simply by training TOO much....too long per session. I was doing tons of sirens and each individual siren would actually be a double siren....bottom to top, back to bottom, back to top again. So I did 5 of those double sirens on each of 10 different vowels. So thats either 50 or 100 sirens depending on how you cant them. Then id do "chest pulling" sirens where id siren up and carry it as high as possible WITHOUT bridging into headvoice. So thats another 50 sirens. Then id do a 3rd exercise on all 10 vowels. That would be done at work stretched out over several hours. I was doing the sirens pretty lightly and at first it worked a charm. My voice got powerful and free and i was singing everything in sight. Bridging thru the passagios got to be a non event and I was doing all vowels up to f5-f#5 pretty smoothly. After a while I started making the sirens a bit heavier and more supported etc. That routine was done 4x per week plus of course whatever other singing id do. Naturally in the morning on the way to work I might put on some music and start blasting along with David Coverdale or Chris Cornell....without much warming up lol. Eventually I started noticing it was getting a bit harder to get my full top range and it was also getting trickier to bridge thru my passagios. I was worried and even considered seeing an ENT. Finally I ran across some of Mark Baxter's vids about vocal damage and swelling etc where he recommended soft humming to help heal the vocal folds. I started being way more careful about warming up and cooling down and doing plenty of easy humming work to balance off the hard training and so far things are back to being nice and strong. I always check it with very soft singing to make sure its nice and bright without much effort and without the delayed onset as you demonstrated. On thing that confuses the issue is that i train at work while driving a stand up forklift and its an air conditioned warehouse. So with my mouth open singing I get cold air blasted into my mouth and it seems my soft/hard palate wants to start feeling dry after about an hour and it starts to cause a snag right in the passagio. Im hoping thats more of a dryness thing and not a swelling thing. Peace, JJ
I am pretty sure I have nodules and have had them for years now. I've had this airy onset and just a hoarse voice for a long time now and I absolutely hate when I can't sing properly, especially the hight notes, the sound is just not coming out, only air. Trying to get my GP to refer me to an Otolaryngologist to check on my vocal chords and hoping for a further treatment. If needed I am ready for an operation. I'll do anything to get my normal voice back.
I have a very low voice naturally. I thought I had vocal fold swelling, but unless it can manifest in other ways, probably not. Am able to sing at a low volume quite comfortably. Just not high pitch. Which basically means I need more practice, not rest. lol
Thank you very much. I have the same problem. When I try and sing, the voice gets irritated and I start hawking and coughing. What should I do to get better? My specialty is belting like Chaka Khan, but I can just forget trying ...... it cracks ..... sounds like a tired rocky singer. what to do?
I have a cough also. Have been too docs and they have no answers. It's not asthma or bronchitis or any respiratory issues. I get the rasp/whisper sound also, that delay of sound. Help?
I sing all my life and lately I have a hard time I can’t seem to push my voice I do have rheumatoid arthritis I’m thinking it’s affecting my voice I love singing I’m almost tempted to give up
Sir, I am untrained singer [boy][17 years] , just sung up high note of male [ A4] and sung female high note in female voice [C5] for a month and at the sudden I can hear my voice air rushing or a scratchy sound in communicating voice . Just took a break of 3 weeks but in 3 weeks I suffered from constant throat clearing and the scratchy voice. ? Sir, what to do sir? Did I damage my vocal cord ?
Thank you! Had a very very bad cough virus almost 2 years ago (along with many others including my doctor, and fellow health practitioners) which left a lot of people with chronic bronchial asthma. I had four octaves +, then suddenly.. nothing! The asthma is now gone, but I suspected what Im left with right now is what you describe, so thank you for putting it up. Im loathe to have any medical investigation which may do further damage, so I'll be working further with what I know. Interesting that others have not put this subject so succinctly.
@@Christoons4kids Excellent, thank you. I have learned so much more still since then. Have seen others also resolve the weird squeaking in throat at night. So many different reasons for voice issues - thyroid, allergy, asthma, infection, overuse, neuro issues, tension in jaws and neck etc. Good to know self massage techniques to open up this area, and to stop reverting to tension all the time. I assume you've been checked by Dr?
Hi Karen, when I get like this, it's how I would define frustration. Nothing works no quick fixes. One question. You mentioned cuperto exercises,. How are the different than a pitch glide using straws other than allowing a vowel change
Flow resistant straws definitely do promote the acoustical protection of the voice (closed voice/voce chiusa), so the goal is the same. I use straws, as well as a 'tiny /u/,' which encourages a similar semi-occluded mouth shape and a positive back pressure within the vocal tract. They both work well in tandem. But the traditional 'cuperto' exercise usually involves use of an /u/ vowel.
I've had this since I was 15 but I've never smoked. I don't know what causes it because without it my singing would be so much better. It restricts so much of my range.
i made my voice like this from yelling anyone know how long until ill have my whole voice back i have a decent range and singing used to be very easy for me
My voice has developed a "hole" in the lower mid range. About 3 whole steps are rattling, hoarse, cracking, or no sound at onset. Low notes turn to dust. I can't get past or around it. The rest of the voice fine. ENT doesn't see any obvious damage. If you have and ideas....or exercises. I have a concert in a week. Only 1 piece. I picked one that doesn't have much in the troubled range. Scared, nervous, frustrated.
I recently (like a coupe days ago) had overnight congestion that turned into a sore throat and eventually, difficulty vocalizing. I could barely speak in a scratchy modal voice and even at that had to stay very light or else it would break like nuts. Anytime I tried vocalizing I'd flip up into this breathy, squealy register and when this would happen it felt like there was a physical obstruction. This is the most typical way my voice responds to being very sick or fatigued. Thankfully, it has only persisted a couple days but I felt so helpless to not even be able to hum. Unfortunately, it feels as if my voice constantly has a low degree of these sort of symptoms (especially first thing in the morning) and it will take about 30 mins to just warm up. Is there a way I could reduce this warming up time, or any tips in addition to a humidifier that will assist in maintaining overall better vocal health and clarity? Thanks Karen appreciate your help :)
It sounds like you probably have some allergies (and post nasal drip is a symptom). That leaves us with a ton of 'gunk' in our throats that needs to be cleared. I take antihistamines year round - not ideal, but they at least keep the allergy symptoms bearable - which do thicken the mucous. I have to counter that with extra fluids, including humidifiers on every floor of my home. If the mucous is really thick and copious, I'll take a Fisherman's Friend (menthol and eucalyptus) to help clear things, but only if I have to sing in the morning. Otherwise, I wait until the afternoon or early evening before singing. When I do, I don't really have to do any warming up at all. You may find that vocal fry shakes things loose faster than ordinary phonatory tasks.
Hi Karen thanks for getting back to me! I have a feeling this is what it is. I'll be getting myself some Fisherman's Friend and I'll see about taking a daily allergy medication :)
My voice doesn’t always make this breathy sound always, but it’s been painful to talk and sing for 2 years, just a few weeks after my heartburn started. I’m hoarse everyday, my voice starts sounding breathy and silent when I start singing songs that don’t have the highest tone and my throat has so much phlegm that I can barely breathe. My mom’s still refusing to take me to an ENT.
im going through the same thing! for more than a year now! our only friend right now is the internet. dont give up hope. we can heal our bodys ourselves, we just need to keep searching for the right methods for our bodies!
Hi i am a rock singer the last three months i couldnt sing as i used to be i couldn't sing a hole single song and when i tried my voice become weak ... You can hear my talking normally but singing no so i went to the Doctor he experienced that i have nodules in one of the vocal chords which made me wonder cz i know that nodules appears one both folds any way i nead some advices for a treatment and also i had some cough during the day bcz of nasal issues such ass allergies
Try someone else. My local town no one can help me. Ive needed to find a specialist who understamds singers out of my small town. Becuase for years theyve said im fine but i know they r wromg.
I have the same thing happening in my upper register, I’ve also been having days where I practiced for 9-10 hours lol. Maybe just take a few weeks off and then lower my practice time?
This is happening to me and I feel my voice not as "free" as before, I haven't lose vocal range but my voice gets tired easily, can't speak loud anymore or I get "pain" in my throat. Please, help. I'm not a professional singer but I love to sing.
Yesterday i was singing without you by mariah carey up to my top range and strained....now i feel there is something in my throat and it make me uncomfortable, but there is no change with my voice. What is happening to me? And Someone just told me that my voice is sit a lot lower, what does that mean?
If your voice is 'sitting a bit lower,' it's possible that you do have swelling. The swelling weighs down the vocal folds, and that can cause your speaking pitch to be lower. Take a vocal rest day and see how your voice feels tomorrow. Don't sing anything too intense. Just do some gentle humming on scales and see how the voice responds.
I did. This isn't a fast food restaurant. I believe that knowing why and how something happens is critical to our understanding of how to prevent and treat it. Vocal fold swelling has many sounds and causes. It's important for me to do more than just demonstrate; I need to also explain what's happening so that my viewers can understand it better.
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I lost a halfway decent singing voice after covid and experiencing excessive coughing. It hasn't gone back to normal after a year but I didn't know what to do about it, so I hope some of these videos help. I miss singing in a choir for the holidays and just for the joy of singing to myself and I don't know how I'll go the rest of my life if it doesn't reverse.
I’m sorry you went through that. I’ve never had great lungs but you can try to do breathing exercises to get back on track. I’m in a choir now and I definitely recommend it. You don’t have to be the best singer to have fun.
See a good doctor...please
More videos on vocal health please! As a beginner, it is hard to find consistently accurate information that can help me develop proper singing technique without harming my vocal folds
Definitely! If there are any specific topics that you'd like me to discuss, please let me know. Also, check out Dr. Dan's Voice Essentials for some good, scientifically accurate information about vocal health and technique.
@@singwisevocals try hot tea and a nice throat massage it can help because anything which can relax your voice is good relief so feel better soon take it easy
@@patrickwentzell4638 how does one do a throat massage? I’m currently in a very demanding musical and am trying to find other ways to take care of my voice
Uh not sure maybe hot towel or heating pad those could help right?
@@singwisevocals ù bbye
I recently lost my singing voice and was blaming Covid. But after seeing an ENT who specializes in voice disorders, he diagnosed me with GERD and vocal fold inflammation. When I listened to your video, I nearly cried. That is exactly what I sound like! You are 100% accurate with this and I appreciate the confirmation.
I really appreciate the sacrifice you made to do this video!
I remember having a cough that was so bad, that even when I thought about what I wanted to say aloud, BANG! I put myself on strict vocal rest, which made for a funny impromptu face game with the guest speaker in psychology class, an awkward "conversation" with a colleague, and substituting my voice with my viola in orchestra.
demonstration starts at 3:17 XD
Thank you
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Thank you for sharing with us in this hard time!
Oh my God, I sound just like this! My voice has taken a hit during the season change and I was scared that I had vocal damage. Thank you, so much!
I always thought I was singing wrong but now I realize that my allergies are probably causing vocal cord swelling. That's a relief honestly. I'll definitely talk to my doctor about it. Awesome video!
Same
Thank you for your efforts. Wishing you good health!
This is really saving my life thank you!
Nice information, thanks Karyn!
This is so helpful!! The exact same thing is happening to me right now and I had no idea why. Thank u!
I had a sore throat for a couple hours last week as i was singing in the car for fun well out of my range. I stopped when my throat got sore and my voice went raspy. I couldn't do falsetto with it as i were just squeaking and when i tried to sing i sounded like Rod Stewart. Lesson learned not to abuse your voice because you can do some serious damage.
Same here I can't hit high notes for almost a year
Thanks for this video, now I know I’m having vocal swelling right now that I thought just normal sore throat.
I was so lucky! I am a self taught singer, I've had years of smooth vocals until I recently messed up the way I sung. Not exactly sure how I managed to do it, but I feel like after watching this I have to have vocal fold swelling.
Really important!! Thank you!!
extremely helpful as I do have it all the time and don't know what to do...
OMG 3:19 that demonstration THAT'S BEEN EXACTLY ME FOR LIKE A MONTH THANK YOU SO MUCH
Went to an ENT and he said everything was fine, voice therapy and she didn't notice anything extremely bad, except I talk a bit fast and tend to mumble a bit some words..
it's been almost three month now, help
what the heck am I supposed to do
@pikasfed323 avoid talking to much, to louder, drinks lots of water (but not like, two glasses at the same time, try to take small sips all long the day). Avoid singin for now, avoid foods that give you reflux, avoid alcohol for now (if you are gona drink, drinks lots of water toghether)
@@pikasfed how is it now? have you recovered?
@@gregorygrindelwald6813 it's hard to say. I wouldn't say I'm a perfectly working human being, but I'm doing better in terms of speaking. Still singing is out of question. My vocal folds are fine, but they're always swollen. I went to a different ENT and we came to the conclusion that my biggest problem is the way I talk + a severly deviated septum and a worrying amount of mucus flooding my nose and throat.
I am taking some mild medication that should help with the mucus, but it's not really working and today is the last day.
What I need to focus on now is doing voice therapy, which I hope I can start soon, and an operation to fix my septum, since nothing really changed despite taking medications that should have helped clearing my nose and throat and everything.
@@pikasfed Wow man, wish you all the best on your recovery way
I have almost the similar situation, but my septum is fine, and I am just having laryngitis for the seventh week. While inflammation is almost gone, swelling is still a problem.
Gotta visit a phoniatrician on Monday, hope he can have a deeper look on what is inside, thought this has already gone way too far, but seems like it can be just a beginning. Thanks medical insurance for the support lol
What I have noticed by myself is due to stresses in my life I tend to hold my vocal cords tightened even if I am not talking or singing, and seems like in addition to the smoking and cold beer it could be the initial cause.
Probably I will come back here to report as soon as my laryngitis/swelling is gone, just for you and other people who will read this in the future.
Stay healthy bro!
“ O My God are my vocal chords injured” is all I ever see when I look into the comments of vocal chord videos. Listen, for the past 4 years I have dealt with vocal damage, you have no idea how frustrating I have gotten with myself. I’m not a professional singer, but I care deeply about music. So give it a break, if you had a serious injury you would know. That doesn’t mean you couldn’t have some vocal damage, but trust me you have no idea.
Hey Karyn,
Thanks so much and good on you for being so opportunistic , showing the reality of vocal fold swelling. Kinda feel bad 'liking' this vid as you are sick but you know where we're coming from.
Great demonstration.
Get well soon!
Lin.
Thanks, Linda!
Thank you for this. Someone just informed me that I probably have nodules. I do not think so, but I’ve come quite close.
This is exactly what I experience...I am in tears...I hope it is curable 😢😢😢
Thank you so so much. This is what I have but 24/7 for a few years now. It may be over for me haha. Thank you again! ❤
Please get scoped by an ENT or laryngologist! Find out exactly what's happening and then find out if speech therapy is indicated. Please keep me updated.
singwisevocals will do ! Thank you 👌🏽 I'll post a video soon of what I sound like.
I’m dealing with this too, i had a short fit of rough coughing on Monday and now for 2 days my voice has a had a tiny delay and my upper chest voice is now just air, it only works if I increase volume so I’m just having some honey, warm water, gargling salt and doing gentle vocal practice
I've been having the same vocal issues for months due to a minor paralysis of one of my folds. My ENT said a virus caused it!
The entire summer I've been working on cuperto and straw exercises well as a lot of lip trills. I've been hesitant to do heavy singing. I will start teaching voice lessons next week and I'm a little nervous about what my voice is going to do.... or not do when I'm singing and singing consistently.
I'm looking forward to your next video about cuperto. Hope you feel better soon!🙂
I hope you recover soon! I find that, so often, the symptoms, effects, or damage can linger long after the viral or bacterial infection has gone. It can be a long, slow recovery sometimes. See a speech-language pathologist, if that is what's prescribed. And test out your voice every day. See what it can and cannot handle at this time, and gradually rebuild your strength, endurance, and coordination. The rehabilitation process is the next stage. Best of luck as you go back to teaching. I'm sure your students will be understanding.
I lost my voice five months ago when I had COVID and it's never recovered (I'm finally about to see an ENT in a few days). And I'm definitely really worried about what they'll find. :(
So in a situation like this, forget about going on a performance?!
Thank you, I have a similar situation but way worse, you can clearly hear it. I can sound low and high pitch at the same time.
Hello! What did you do to recover from this episode of vocal fold swelling? I have been experiencing this late onset sound since the middle of September. Thank you for your help!
Thanks for showing the demonstration while sick. I hope you are better Now?. I have a sore throat and this is the second time I am having it due to the very dusty and cold season in the region where I live in. Is it advisable to still sing while having a sore -throat?
Omg!! Thank you
This is my first time of having a vocal issue and I panic a little
Same
Please help! First off thanks for making this video!
and second, I had a bad case of bronchitis and as a result developed severe inflammation and eventually vocal nodules. But right before I was diagnosed I went a saw a chiropractor for a routine back adjustment. For some reason he took it upon himself to "fix" my voice issue by cracking my neck and because of that I now have Tinnitus, and I'm beginning to suspect it's heavily impeding the healing process as my throat and ear are in this constant pain. It's been 2 months since the diagnosis but 4 months that I've been having difficulty speaking. Have you ever come across this kind of thing? Could the chiropractor have caused some misalignment that is making it impossible for the inflammation to stop?
Yeah I'm a beginner I overused my vocal chords with too much power and air, and right now I have this. Is it going to dissapear after rest?
The Dr.'s name is Dr. Robert Bastian of Bastian Voice Institute.
Can you please make a video on how you rehabilitate your voice following hoarseness from "over-belting"? thanks.
Recently I decided to train my voice again. I haven't sang for a long time. Thanks to youtube I learned a lot and I saw improvements. But I notice that I sometimes feel soreness but not on the throat but more on the nasal cavity. What could I be doing wrong? I have been practicing resonance, mix and expanding my range. I have a deep voice, so I want to increase my range. I am concerned of damaging something but I still want to continue practicing.
I also get that delay sometimes when I sing quietly. I wish I would know exactly what to do, to avoid these problems to stay or come back.
Hello! I think I’m suffering from the same vocal swelling problem, and I was wondering what you did to recover? Right now I’m drinking plenty of water and only speaking when necessary (no singing or rapping), but if there’s anything else that helped you, I’d really love to know about it! Thank you!
My voice sometimes “vibrates” when I sing... idk what it is, I haven’t found anything on it. Idk how else to describe it, it switches back and forth between the note I’m trying to sing and a different one. Doesn’t happen when I sing softly tho. I have allergies with a persistent cough and used to have bronchitis a lot as a kid, so that’s probably what caused it :/
Thanks
I think your screechiness sounds cool 👍
I think I might be going through this again now. At least I hope it's only vocal-fold swelling and not bloody nodes. o.o
Oh no! Take it easy on your voice and get checked out.
I will, sweet. I got sick about a week back with a cold and me throat and me voice have felt mashed ever since- (throat-pain, vocal-cord tightness, unable to sing completely- you name it!)
And yes, that bloody cough again, but really viciously so.
Cockney Rebel plz get urself examined by an otolaryngologist and keep inhaling steam thrice a day (5-10 minutes each time). Steam, water and adequate vocal rest would help u.
Hope you are doing better.
last week My son lost his high notes when he hit 13 years old out of nowhere, he used to hit all the notes in a steve-perry type of stuff and the day he was about to go and make his first street singing guitar show he suddenly couldnt sing high notes and he also started struggling with high notes and had the same problem at 3:17, i for sure know its not puberty since he had already changed voice before hitting 13 and he has the same voice as now
This whistle sound happens to me every time I do warm up on notes higher than e5! So scary and I can’t get rid of it! Is my vocal chords injured? 🤕😭
I have bad allergies. So I have issues with having a tiny bit of rasp at the bottom end of the sound, any register.
I have the same problem. I lost my voice due to heart operation. Does the cough go away
I mean. You can actually talk. If talking hurts, and my voice feels and is weak, and breaks into head voice. What is that? And how can I recover? 4 weeks of this now
Is vocal chords swelling painful like a lump in your throat?
Do you have exercises that help limit this problem after diagnosis?
I sort of worked myself into a similar condition simply by training TOO much....too long per session. I was doing tons of sirens and each individual siren would actually be a double siren....bottom to top, back to bottom, back to top again. So I did 5 of those double sirens on each of 10 different vowels. So thats either 50 or 100 sirens depending on how you cant them. Then id do "chest pulling" sirens where id siren up and carry it as high as possible WITHOUT bridging into headvoice. So thats another 50 sirens. Then id do a 3rd exercise on all 10 vowels. That would be done at work stretched out over several hours. I was doing the sirens pretty lightly and at first it worked a charm. My voice got powerful and free and i was singing everything in sight. Bridging thru the passagios got to be a non event and I was doing all vowels up to f5-f#5 pretty smoothly.
After a while I started making the sirens a bit heavier and more supported etc. That routine was done 4x per week plus of course whatever other singing id do. Naturally in the morning on the way to work I might put on some music and start blasting along with David Coverdale or Chris Cornell....without much warming up lol.
Eventually I started noticing it was getting a bit harder to get my full top range and it was also getting trickier to bridge thru my passagios. I was worried and even considered seeing an ENT. Finally I ran across some of Mark Baxter's vids about vocal damage and swelling etc where he recommended soft humming to help heal the vocal folds. I started being way more careful about warming up and cooling down and doing plenty of easy humming work to balance off the hard training and so far things are back to being nice and strong. I always check it with very soft singing to make sure its nice and bright without much effort and without the delayed onset as you demonstrated.
On thing that confuses the issue is that i train at work while driving a stand up forklift and its an air conditioned warehouse. So with my mouth open singing I get cold air blasted into my mouth and it seems my soft/hard palate wants to start feeling dry after about an hour and it starts to cause a snag right in the passagio. Im hoping thats more of a dryness thing and not a swelling thing.
Peace, JJ
Thanks for sharing your experience.
I am pretty sure I have nodules and have had them for years now. I've had this airy onset and just a hoarse voice for a long time now and I absolutely hate when I can't sing properly, especially the hight notes, the sound is just not coming out, only air. Trying to get my GP to refer me to an Otolaryngologist to check on my vocal chords and hoping for a further treatment. If needed I am ready for an operation. I'll do anything to get my normal voice back.
I have a very low voice naturally. I thought I had vocal fold swelling, but unless it can manifest in other ways, probably not. Am able to sing at a low volume quite comfortably. Just not high pitch. Which basically means I need more practice, not rest. lol
Thank you very much.
I have the same problem. When I try and sing, the voice gets irritated and I start hawking and coughing.
What should I do to get better?
My specialty is belting like Chaka Khan, but I can just forget trying ...... it cracks ..... sounds like a tired rocky singer.
what to do?
I gurgle some coconut oil and spit it out. It helps inflammation and lubricates your vocal chords. Water and sleep is also a must for vocal exercises.
I have a cough also. Have been too docs and they have no answers. It's not asthma or bronchitis or any respiratory issues. I get the rasp/whisper sound also, that delay of sound. Help?
I sing all my life and lately I have a hard time I can’t seem to push my voice I do have rheumatoid arthritis I’m thinking it’s affecting my voice I love singing I’m almost tempted to give up
Sir, I am untrained singer [boy][17 years] , just sung up high note of male [ A4] and sung female high note in female voice [C5] for a month and at the sudden I can hear my voice air rushing or a scratchy sound in communicating voice . Just took a break of 3 weeks but in 3 weeks I suffered from constant throat clearing and the scratchy voice. ? Sir, what to do sir? Did I damage my vocal cord ?
Thank you! Had a very very bad cough virus almost 2 years ago (along with many others including my doctor, and fellow health practitioners) which left a lot of people with chronic bronchial asthma. I had four octaves +, then suddenly.. nothing! The asthma is now gone, but I suspected what Im left with right now is what you describe, so thank you for putting it up. Im loathe to have any medical investigation which may do further damage, so I'll be working further with what I know. Interesting that others have not put this subject so succinctly.
So I shared to my page : facebook.com/HomeopathMelbourne/
Hey ma How is your voice now? I’m having chronic laryngitis for 2 years now I hope to get better
Hey ma How is your voice now? I’m having chronic laryngitis for 2 years now I hope to get better
@@Christoons4kids Excellent, thank you. I have learned so much more still since then. Have seen others also resolve the weird squeaking in throat at night. So many different reasons for voice issues - thyroid, allergy, asthma, infection, overuse, neuro issues, tension in jaws and neck etc. Good to know self massage techniques to open up this area, and to stop reverting to tension all the time. I assume you've been checked by Dr?
I had definite signs of vocal fold paralysis, the double sound. What a shame Drs have zero concern, but then I fixed myself.
How long does the vocal chord swelling last?
Great
Glad this was years ago ... if was now you know what could be
what i have it now and i hate it
like its just when i talk
My voice personally it start to sound like vocal fry like the grudge almost and really raspy when I try to yell or in head voice nothing comes out
So does this swelling eventually go away
Hi Karen, when I get like this, it's how I would define frustration. Nothing works no quick fixes. One question. You mentioned cuperto exercises,. How are the different than a pitch glide using straws other than allowing a vowel change
Flow resistant straws definitely do promote the acoustical protection of the voice (closed voice/voce chiusa), so the goal is the same. I use straws, as well as a 'tiny /u/,' which encourages a similar semi-occluded mouth shape and a positive back pressure within the vocal tract. They both work well in tandem. But the traditional 'cuperto' exercise usually involves use of an /u/ vowel.
Getting over laryngitis and trying to get my voice back. I have the same breathiness :(
hi! 3 years later haha but did your voice fully recover? im in that situation rn and panicked!!
@@imogensuggett6703 Did you recover Imogen?
I've had this since I was 15 but I've never smoked. I don't know what causes it because without it my singing would be so much better. It restricts so much of my range.
i made my voice like this from yelling anyone know how long until ill have my whole voice back i have a decent range and singing used to be very easy for me
My voice has developed a "hole" in the lower mid range. About 3 whole steps are rattling, hoarse, cracking, or no sound at onset. Low notes turn to dust. I can't get past or around it. The rest of the voice fine. ENT doesn't see any obvious damage. If you have and ideas....or exercises. I have a concert in a week. Only 1 piece. I picked one that doesn't have much in the troubled range. Scared, nervous, frustrated.
Exactly what I am dealing with
wow, I need help, i legit damaged my thought by pushing on it physically... sigh i had a weird tongue spasm issue and couldnt resist
I recently (like a coupe days ago) had overnight congestion that turned into a sore throat and eventually, difficulty vocalizing. I could barely speak in a scratchy modal voice and even at that had to stay very light or else it would break like nuts. Anytime I tried vocalizing I'd flip up into this breathy, squealy register and when this would happen it felt like there was a physical obstruction. This is the most typical way my voice responds to being very sick or fatigued. Thankfully, it has only persisted a couple days but I felt so helpless to not even be able to hum. Unfortunately, it feels as if my voice constantly has a low degree of these sort of symptoms (especially first thing in the morning) and it will take about 30 mins to just warm up. Is there a way I could reduce this warming up time, or any tips in addition to a humidifier that will assist in maintaining overall better vocal health and clarity? Thanks Karen appreciate your help :)
It sounds like you probably have some allergies (and post nasal drip is a symptom). That leaves us with a ton of 'gunk' in our throats that needs to be cleared. I take antihistamines year round - not ideal, but they at least keep the allergy symptoms bearable - which do thicken the mucous. I have to counter that with extra fluids, including humidifiers on every floor of my home. If the mucous is really thick and copious, I'll take a Fisherman's Friend (menthol and eucalyptus) to help clear things, but only if I have to sing in the morning. Otherwise, I wait until the afternoon or early evening before singing. When I do, I don't really have to do any warming up at all. You may find that vocal fry shakes things loose faster than ordinary phonatory tasks.
Hi Karen thanks for getting back to me! I have a feeling this is what it is. I'll be getting myself some Fisherman's Friend and I'll see about taking a daily allergy medication :)
Great. Please keep me updated.
My voice doesn’t always make this breathy sound always, but it’s been painful to talk and sing for 2 years, just a few weeks after my heartburn started. I’m hoarse everyday, my voice starts sounding breathy and silent when I start singing songs that don’t have the highest tone and my throat has so much phlegm that I can barely breathe. My mom’s still refusing to take me to an ENT.
im going through the same thing! for more than a year now! our only friend right now is the internet. dont give up hope. we can heal our bodys ourselves, we just need to keep searching for the right methods for our bodies!
Omg my voice is exactly this w t f
Hi i am a rock singer the last three months i couldnt sing as i used to be i couldn't sing a hole single song and when i tried my voice become weak ... You can hear my talking normally but singing no so i went to the Doctor he experienced that i have nodules in one of the vocal chords which made me wonder cz i know that nodules appears one both folds any way i nead some advices for a treatment and also i had some cough during the day bcz of nasal issues such ass allergies
Man I am going through the same thing if you have recovered then please let me know how.
My ent said everything looked great but I can literally feel something in my vocal cords and it makes my breathing shaky
Try someone else. My local town no one can help me. Ive needed to find a specialist who understamds singers out of my small town.
Becuase for years theyve said im fine but i know they r wromg.
ME TOO!!!!!
I don’t know what to do... so disappointed...
@@nusagrace Same here:( my voice just does feel right. I suspect, it could be muscle tension dysphonia which is not curable by your regular ENTs.
I have the same thing happening in my upper register, I’ve also been having days where I practiced for 9-10 hours lol. Maybe just take a few weeks off and then lower my practice time?
Asthma, same
This is happening to me and I feel my voice not as "free" as before, I haven't lose vocal range but my voice gets tired easily, can't speak loud anymore or I get "pain" in my throat. Please, help. I'm not a professional singer but I love to sing.
I’m having that exact situation, my voice has been getting tired much faster. Did it ever improve for you?
@@DodaGarcia It haven't. :(
So I sing much less now and it makes me terribly unhappy. How's in your side?
@Thahany Najim Thank you very much for the recommendation. 🥰
Yesterday i was singing without you by mariah carey up to my top range and strained....now i feel there is something in my throat and it make me uncomfortable, but there is no change with my voice. What is happening to me?
And
Someone just told me that my voice is sit a lot lower, what does that mean?
If your voice is 'sitting a bit lower,' it's possible that you do have swelling. The swelling weighs down the vocal folds, and that can cause your speaking pitch to be lower. Take a vocal rest day and see how your voice feels tomorrow. Don't sing anything too intense. Just do some gentle humming on scales and see how the voice responds.
Oh lord that just happened to me right now. I coughed up some blood i am really scared now. 😭😭😭😭
You sound better 😁
Thank you. I'm definitely a little better, but I have a ways to go yet.
singwisevocals I hope you will be better soon😀
Thank you.
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Just get to the point
I did. This isn't a fast food restaurant. I believe that knowing why and how something happens is critical to our understanding of how to prevent and treat it. Vocal fold swelling has many sounds and causes. It's important for me to do more than just demonstrate; I need to also explain what's happening so that my viewers can understand it better.
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