Changing the your voice with Transgender Voice Therapy takes deliberate action, including practice and caring for your voice. There are various factors that affect your voice, including how much you talk, keeping yourself hydrated, and what you eat. Here are some helpful tips for voice treatment.
Sleep
Poor sleep can lead to a raspy, deep voice. In fact, poor sleep is one of the most problematic factors affecting voice control.
Phone Calls
Before you make calls, practice your pitch and warm-up your voice. Use a higher voice inflection when you speak.
Sickness
Being sick with the flu or the “common cold” can affect your voice, and if it does, your voice may deepen a great deal. Get plenty of rest, drink warm tea, and stay hydrated.
Talking Loudly
Certain situations call for raising your voice to speak over the din of the environment. When noise in the environment is high there it is natural to speak more loudly. Straining the voice in such a way can irritate the vocal chords and leave you with a raspy voice. There are techniques for speaking with controlled airflow and reduced tension when you speak in a loud environment.
Smoking, Alcohol, and Drugs
Alcohol and drugs can severely dry and irritate the vocal folds. Cigarette smoke is highly irritating to the vocal chords. Alcohol can dehydrate you and make your voice raspy. Drugs in general can make it hard to control the tone of your voice.
Clearing Your Throat
Every time you clear your throat, the vocal folds make contact. If done to excess, clearing your throat will inflame your vocal folds. Instead of clearing your throat, sip water.
Dry Mouth
Stiff, dry vocal chords lead to a harsh tone that is hard to pitch. Anything that dries the body out will affect your tone, such as dry climate, dehydration, and caffeine. To avoid this, transgender women should consumer between 2 and 4 liters of water daily.
Techniques for Breathing
Learn to speak from your diaphragm. Speaking in such a manner is an excellent way to control your tone and pitch.
Transgender Voice Therapy in Los Angeles
For further information, please contact L.A. Speech Therapy Solutions at (323) 954-0887. We would love to hear from you.
