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Asthma or Vocal Cord Dysfunction? What's the Difference?Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD) looks, sounds, and acts a lot like asthma.- The Mystery of Laughter; The Brain Plus LarynxLaughter is a mystery. Is it voluntary or involuntary? How does it compare to functions of coughing and speaking?
- Using Honey to Soothe Your Voice After SingingHere are a few tips for using honey to treat a damaged singing voice.
The Vocal Exercise "Nay"The vocal exercise "nay" helps to develop the pharyngeal resonator and to connect chest voice with head voice.
Word of the Day: ElasticizeThe importance of elasticizing the vocal cords before making the joyful noise of singing.
5 Ways to Maintain Vocal HealthToday I am sharing with you 5 ways to maintain vocal health! You must keep your vocal cords healthy!- Vocal Cord Displacement & Risks of Distal Muscular DystrophyIf you are experiencing a change in the position of your vocal cords, or if you find that your voice has changes, your complication may be associated with this muscular disorder.
- Managing Air Flow in Order to Protect Your Vocal CordsWhen it comes to singing, always remember to protect your vocal chords. Properly managing air flow while singing is essential for achieving maximum vocal chord protection.
- How to Sing Better: Expanding Your Vocal RangePart of the "How To Sing Better" series. Who doesn't want to increase their vocal range? You can learn how to sing better by expanding that vocal range to encompass a variety of vocal tones, colors and distortions!
- Singing Tips: Voice TherapyHere are some singing tips related to voice therapy. If you find you are in pain after singing, you may want to check out this article for reasons why it may be happening and ways to avoid the pain.
- Tips on How to Warm Up the VoiceVocal fry effectively relaxes the vocal cords and relieves excess tension around the throat area. Vocal fry also prepares your vocal cords for singing by gently massaging them. This article will give you tips for warming up the voice effectively.
- Vocal Cord Dysfunction or Asthma?After fourteen years of being treated for asthma, I found out that I really have a condition called Vocal Cord Dysfunction. The diagnosis has changed my life...for the better!
- Vocal Cord Paralysis: Are You at Risk?Vocal cord paralysis is a voice disorder that occurs when one (or both) vocal cords (also called folds) do not open and/or close properly.
- Are You at Risk for Vocal Cord Polyps?If your voice is changing and you sound hoarse, you may have problems with your vocal cords. Vocal cord polyps sometimes affect women more when they are between 20-50. Here's what to watch for.
Pregnancy Week 13: Pregnancy Exercising, Belly Bump, and Baby's Vocal Cords DevelopPregnancy week thirteen is the final week of your first trimester. Mom may have developed a belly bump and morning sickness should disappear. Your baby's vocal cords begin to develop. This article also includes pregnancy exercise ideas.- How Singers Can Protect Their Vocal CordsThe singers vocal cords are their instrument. Singers need to take care of those instruments in order to prevent getting strained vocal cords, vocal nodules, or bowed vocal cords.
- Avoid Bowing Your Vocal Cords: Tips for SingersVocal cord (or vocal fold) bowing can be a singer's worst nightmare. Here are some good ways to prevent bowed vocal cords.
- Vocal Cord Hemorrhages: Famous Singers Afflicted with the ConditionAll this talk about Jordin Sparks never singing again is really nothing but drama if not a big blame on management. Here's a look at other singers who've experienced vocal cord hemorrhages and went back to singing again through silence and a new laser surgery...
- Engineering Vocal CordsResearchers at the University of Delaware are attempting to regenerate vocal cords in order to prevent scarred or rigid cords.
- Vocal Cords Physiotherapy or the True Art of Voice Therapy?In voice therapy, we do recognize physiotherapy as a great tool that can change the outcome of a treatment between 10%-50%.the physiotherapy is not hard to do.
- Education on Voice Disorders: Vocal Cords Dysfunction (VCD)In this edition I will talk about a fascinating disorder called VCD (Vocal Cords Dysfunction). a condition that has the potential to mimic asthma, thus leading to inaccurate diagnosis and inappropriate, potentially harmful treatment.
Benign Vocal Cord GrowthsThe term vocal cord growth or lesion refers to a group of non-cancerous (benign), abnormal growths in or along the covering of the vocal cord.- How to Make Your Raspy Voice Sound BetterOne of the first things to try to help improve a raspy voice is to get a restful sleep at night. A persons voice can show more strength and confidence when they have had a good sleep.
Changing Your LanguageChanging your language, your vision and your reasoning. Acknowledging goodness.
How to Cure a Hoarse VoiceWhen inflammation prevents your vocal cords from vibrating to generate normal sound, your voice will become hoarse, and only special care will bring it back to health. Here are the steps for curing a hoarse voice.
Enjoy Peace at SunriseThere is something peaceful about being outside at sunrise. Regardless of where you live, you can enjoy the solitude and the ability to "tune in" to your surroundings.
The Instigators Guide to Winning ArgumentsBeing wrong all the time really sucks. It's hard to get by when people around you realize just how blatantly incorrect you are on most subjects. What if there was a way to be wrong, but still come off as someone who knows how to make sense of everything?
Singing After Having a ColdI want to give you tips on how to sing after you have had the common cold!
Head Voice Vs. FalsettoIn this article I would like to view both head voice and falsetto and distinguish the difference between the two.
Why the Speech Level Singing Method WorksThe Speech Level Singing method produces fantastic results - but have you ever wondered about the secret behind this method?
How to Sing Better: Five Issues with the Upper Male PassaggioPart of the "How To Sing Better" series. This article will attempt to show you how to sing better by illuminating issues with the upper male passaggio and offering solutions to these issues.- The Variability ProblemAn overview of the variability problem; an issue between speech information and what we actually hear.
- How to Sing Better: Brightening Your Vocal ToneOne of the ways you can learn to sing better is to learn how to brighten your vocal tone. Your vocal tone has many different colors, and you want to produce the richest vocal tone as possible!
- The Foundation of Singing - Cord ClosureCord closure is the key to increasing your vocal range, coloring your tone and developing quality vocals. It involves the delicate meeting of the vocal tissues to produce the finest and purest sound.
- BoredTime for me to stop, look and listen.
- Something that We Should Know About Our CatWhy do cats purr and for what purpose actually?
- Remedies for a Lost VoiceHow to treat a lost voice caused by the common cold.
- Spasmodic Dysphonia: Coping with a Strained VoiceThis article details the writer's personal experience with spasmodic dysphonia, a voice disorder. It touches on the 2 schools of thought: one encourages botox shots in the vocal cords, the other is a holistic approach.
- What to Do When You Damage Your Voice While SingingHere's a look at what you need to do to care for your vocal cords if you damage them while singing.
- Hoarse Voice in Morning: Causes and SolutionsHoarse Voice in Morning: Causes and Solutions





