Boys ‘ vocal cords thicken and grow longer than girls’, giving rise to their deeper voices, due to boys ‘ higher testosterone levels during puberty. ” In men, the voice cords take longer to bounce, thus, lowering the consistency of waves per minute and lowering the pitch”, said Dr Charn.
Men vocal cords even grow bigger, creating the Adam’s apple that you see in people. And get this: Those with a larger Adam’s amazon tend to have a deeper voice. Visualize the size of the late James Earl Jones’s tongue.
WHAT’S THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO TO YOUR VOCAL CORDS?
Screaming, yelling, coughing,  , regularly clearing the throat and overusing the voice may cause phonotrauma, which is trauma or natural stress to the gentle vocal cords, said Laura Chua, a senior deputy speech therapist at Sengkang General Hospital.
” Vocal fold swelling and minor changes in vocal excellent may occur in the near future. However, over time, repeated injuries may lead to the development of outspoken slide abnormalities or perhaps bleeding and more lasting hoarseness”, said Chua.
LOST YOUR VOICE OR SOUND HOARSE? IT COULD BE:
Vocal cord clusters: The most common reasons are vocal cord lumps that result from message abuse, said Dr Charn. ” The clusters are often named singers’ or teachers ‘ nodules as traditionally, they affect occupations that use their voices the most carefully”.
What can occur is that the vocal folds stretch and that the enlarged spots eventually harden like callous. If the tone misuse continues, the spots you get larger and stiffer, and be nodules. Nodules are good bumps that are not cancerous, but they can make your voice sound slack or loud.