Thought I would post this and see if anyone has come across it before.

After singing for 10 years off and on, my teacher and I think we've finally found out why my voice is such a pain. We think that I have a hereditary problem in that one fold of my larynx if much weaker than the other. I live in Suffolk and although I don't have a particularly strong accent all of my relatives have and most of them speak/spoke with a broken voice. We have finally turned the corner with my voice, through exercise and technique so that I can now sing without sudden notes collapsing (this could be any note throughout the range and completely random). The good thing about it I guess, is that I can't sing well without having excellent technique so it will help me when I begin teaching, and i've learnt an awful lot along the way. Another thing I would like to know is if I could have it photographed . Comments appreciated

anyone?

just wondered if any singing teachers had heard of this before, read about it, and if anyone knows where I could get it looked at by a larynx specialist so that I could get a photo.

Sorry I cannot advise Possum. Hopefully other Forum members will be able to.



Amber
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Maybe not Amber but thanks for your reply

Looks like the problem may be as rare as my teacher suspected

I don't know much about this particular problem (though I think I've heard of it somewhere so it's obviously not non-existent), but I would say that the best way to go from here would be to go to a doctor, explain the issue and ask for an ENT referral. They should be fine with it - if not, ring up a hospital and ask if you can book an appointment with their ear, nose and throat department direct.

Best of luck. Glad you've turned the corner and got the wee beastie of a larynx under control

You need to see an ENT Surgeon who specialises in this field. Try contacting the performing medicine people in London for a recommendation, though I think AnnC has more ecpertise in this field so it is worth giving her a PM

Thanks very much