What to do if your voice becomes hoarse

A deepening voice should be a sign of voice change. Everyone hopes to have a good voice because it can add some color to a person. Imagine a girl with a slim figure and pretty face whose voice becomes hoarse. How unpleasant that would be. In order to have a good voice, girls should pay special attention to diet and nutrition during the voice change period. The quality of the voice is determined by the vocal cords. The vocal cords are a pair of elastic mucosal folds located on both sides of the laryngeal cavity, and their length and thickness vary from person to person.

The length of the vocal cords of both males and females in childhood is 6 to 8 mm, so the sound they produce is a child's voice. When adolescents are 14 to 16 years old, they begin to enter the voice change period, which is mainly manifested by hoarseness, local congestion, edema, and gradual changes in pitch and timbre. It usually takes half a year to a year to complete the voice change period. The voice of adult men is rough and low, with a wide and thick volume, which is closely related to the thickness, width and length of their vocal cords (about 20 to 25 mm). Adult women pronounce in a shrill voice, which is related to the narrowness, thinness and length of the vocal cords (15 to 20 mm). It can be seen that the difference in timbre between men and women after voice change is particularly obvious.

In order to ensure that girls have a good voice during the voice change period, dietary conditioning should be emphasized. (1) Pay attention to the intake of collagen and elastin. Because the vocal organs are mainly composed of the larynx, Adam's apple, and thyroid cartilage, these organs are composed of collagen and elastin. The vocal cords are also composed of elastin membranes. Therefore, adolescents in the voice change period should eat foods rich in collagen and elastin, such as pig's trotters, pig skin, tendons, etc. (2) Vitamin B and calcium should be taken. Vitamin B2 and D6 can promote the development of the skin and the vocal cords. Calcium can promote the development of thyroid cartilage. (3) Eat less or no spicy and irritating foods. Such as chili, garlic, pepper, tobacco and alcohol, to prevent irritation of the vocal cord mucosa, so as not to cause acute and chronic laryngitis and pharyngitis. (4) Eat slowly and chew carefully, and avoid swallowing quickly. Especially when eating fish, you should be more careful to prevent fish from pricking your throat. You should also eat soft and delicate foods, and avoid eating coarse, hard, dry foods, etc., to prevent damage to the throat.

(5) Drinking a moderate amount of water can reduce or clear the secretions in the throat to prevent pharyngitis. In addition, during the voice change period, do not shout loudly, do not be overly tired or lack of sleep, and do not cause emotional fluctuations to prevent congestion in the throat and damage to the vocal cords. Protect the throat warm. In winter, families in the north have heating. If the windows in the house are not opened for a long time and the heating is relatively hot, it is easy to make the air in the room dry. People living in a dry and hot environment will become unbearably dry in the throat and nose, thereby increasing the possibility of disease. Therefore, if you want to have a good voice, you must always pay attention to protecting it to avoid it from being damaged. If you feel uncomfortable in your throat, you should see a doctor as soon as possible, or put some throat lozenges in your mouth, etc.