Breathy voice? Your vocal cords may be injured

Chronic breathing in the voice should always be investigated. From time to time, almost everyone has hoarse sound caused by swollen vocal cords from a viral attack or misuse of the voice. The voice will sound raspy or breathy in the head voice. These symptoms are signs to go on a short vocal rest and then get back to careful voice exercises to pump out the excess fluid and get the voice back on track. However, chronic breathiness can be a sign of serious injured vocal cords or even cancer. 

 Anything which causes your vocal cords from being closed properly, such as a bump of tissue caused by injury, swelling, any kind of obstruction or lesion, will cause problems such as breathiness, hoarseness, fatigue, vocal cracks and other limitations in your speaking or singing voice. Fortunately, these symptoms are a cry for help which needs to be heeded properly.  

It is imperative to get a correct diagnosis as to the type of vocal lesion present because some injuries respond quite well to rest and corrective vocal training, and some require surgery. The symptoms of vocal cord problems will vary for individuals, and the treatment options are usually guided by symptoms. 

If you think you have a problem, get checked out with a good vocal specialist who specializes in the vocal cords problems. For reliable vocal advice and information on re-training abused voices, contact The Royans Institute for Non-Surgical Voice Repair. They can help you learn effective ways to compensate. In addition, a speech-language therapist can teach you effective ways to use your voice without causing any damage to your vocal mechanism.