f21 & vocal health. NO LINK.

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like the first outfit!

sorry random. and haven't studied.

and just discovered i have a sore throat.

while reading on vocal health. JOKE.

link here: http://www.ncvs.org/e-learning/faqs.html

here's the essential ones:

1) if you have a sore throat, don't whisper!

instead, use your normal voice quietly because: "whispering can alter the manner in which your vocal folds come together, often compressing the vocal folds in the middle where your tissue is most likely to swell when you are sick."

but of course, less talking is still the most effective.

2) "some actresses are known for their low-pitched and slightly hoarse vocal quality and want to maintain this quality. this kind of chronic hoarseness or a gravelly-sounding voice quality is often an indication of chronic abuse and/or the presence of a vocal fold mass(es) like a polyp or vocal fold nodules."

- direct quote from website. sounds scary. things growing in your vocal fold :(

3) clearing your throat too much is BAD.

the action grinds "the vibratory edge of each vocal fold against the other causing swelling and irritation of the vocal fold in the middle of the vibratory edge. this edge hits first before any other part of the vocal fold. chronic irrtation and swelling in this area can lead to the formation of vocal fold masses such as nodules."

things growing in my vocal fold again!!! shingz, i must stop clearing my throat.

AHEM..oops i did it again...

p.s HEY FRIENDS! *looks friendly* we should hang out more cuz' GRACE, NAT and I feel that our group is kinda saaad in the sense that we always rush off to do our own stuff and rarely... hang out :(

SOOOOO YEAAAA... we totally should have more outings...or something.