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Is it nodules, or just a strain?
I've suddenly lost a bit of my singing voice, the chest voice is fine, but some of my mid-range notes sound like a harmonica. I was talking a fair bit the day my voice went, and my voice does feel tired and sore. I can sort of feel the spot that is making my voice squeak which worries me. Anyone out there have experience with nodes? Did your voice give out in one part of your range?
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- TVCLv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
It's doubtful they're nodules. The problem with the speaking voice is that it is so primitive compared to the singing voice. Most English speakers talk in a way where they get vocal fatigue more easily. People who have great posture and speak with a little twang find it easier to talk for a longer period of time. Surprisingly, if you add some twang to your singing voice, it's actually a lot easier to sing higher chest voice notes than if you belted them. That's why twang is great and proper breathing on top of that could make you last for hours. So if you sing like you speak, there is possibly some strain, but definitely there is some fatigue present.
As for your voice going out at a certain range, there are days when you won't be able to sing in a particular part of your range due to a variety of factors. As for the harmonica sound, open your mouth, and make that pharyngeal spacing bigger by lifting the soft palate and lowering the tongue. Neutralize the larynx, if it already is, lower the larynx a little more.
@ cantilena
We can keep guessing, but just because you suspect something, doesn't mean we should see an ENT for every little thing. The visits cost money and not everyone has money to see an ENT every time they get a wee little boo boo in their voice. Most minor stuff will resolve on its own. Realize that most people on here are very young and don't have jobs. It's not like we're all doctors and lawyers and have all the money in the world, we can't see a doctor everyday. If we all had money, this section wouldn't exist because people would see a vocal instructor everyday rendering this section useless enough to not exist.
Source(s): Trained vocalist - cantilena91Lv 78 years ago
It can take away some of the range, especially the higher area. You can find this out only by visiting an ear-nose-throat specialist who has the correct equipment and skills to take a look at your throat properly. None of us here can make a diagnosis, we can only keep guessing.
Source(s): a student of speech-language-voice therapy