Posted by B2Chica on April 25, 2011, at 11:28:28
In reply to Losing my voice. Spasmodic dysphonia?, posted by former poster on April 24, 2011, at 20:20:30
i know of it.
and i cant believe they didnt refer you to an SLP?
i mean that stuff is usually pretty darn noticable.
i believe there are several different types of SD as well. my guess from what you are saying is you have the kind that the muscles spasm (or get rigid) when they are coming together. it makes many voice breaks. and is normally pretty noticable in my experience??however, im not sure about the pitch shift. you say it gets higher?
higher normally means the muscles are moving faster, which doesnt sound right if you have SD. but the losing voice and strained, broken voice sounds right.
the high voice may just be from stress. when people are stressed or suprised (or lying..lol) their pitch tends to get higher frequency. or maybe its from your breath support trying to accommodate for the breaks so more pressure during sounds...not sure.Go see a speech-language pathologist that specialized in voice disorders and see what they recommend.
Best wishes.
B2c.
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