Re: Voice Issues - Boyd and others

[Guest guest]

Hi All:

Specifically to Boyd, Cammie and others who are familiar with my

voice issues and who have had questions regarding voice changes after

upper jaw surgery.

Ever since my upper and lower jaw surgery over a year ago, I was

complaining that my voice seemed much more nasally than before.

Several ENT's examined me but could not find any blockage or sinus

issues. Well, I finally went to a speech pathologist who I think hit

the nail on the head with my particular issue. She measured my voice

and found that rather than nasality, I have somewhat less nasality

than before - In other words less ability to produce nasal resonance

which is so important in projecting your voice. Some of the sounds

that I generate do not have enough resonance and die out before

leaving my head. This is why especially in the gym or in open areas

I feel my voice is not projecting correctly and that is what has

bothered me all along. On the phone I sound fine because the phone

itself helps with adding the correct resonance. I don't know why

moving my upper jaw forward 3 mm would do this but the speech

pathologist explained that I am basially " Playing a different

instrument " when I talk. She basically

said I have to re-learn some ways to talk that will produce the

resonance that is best for my voice.

Well very interesting stuff as myself and others have searched for

answers as to how upper surgery can change the quality of the voice.

I think also that it is very rare to have a negative outcome as I

have experienced in regards to voice.

Mark

[Guest guest]

Hi All:

Specifically to Boyd, Cammie and others who are familiar with my

voice issues and who have had questions regarding voice changes after

upper jaw surgery.

Ever since my upper and lower jaw surgery over a year ago, I was

complaining that my voice seemed much more nasally than before.

Several ENT's examined me but could not find any blockage or sinus

issues. Well, I finally went to a speech pathologist who I think hit

the nail on the head with my particular issue. She measured my voice

and found that rather than nasality, I have somewhat less nasality

than before - In other words less ability to produce nasal resonance

which is so important in projecting your voice. Some of the sounds

that I generate do not have enough resonance and die out before

leaving my head. This is why especially in the gym or in open areas

I feel my voice is not projecting correctly and that is what has

bothered me all along. On the phone I sound fine because the phone

itself helps with adding the correct resonance. I don't know why

moving my upper jaw forward 3 mm would do this but the speech

pathologist explained that I am basially " Playing a different

instrument " when I talk. She basically

said I have to re-learn some ways to talk that will produce the

resonance that is best for my voice.

Well very interesting stuff as myself and others have searched for

answers as to how upper surgery can change the quality of the voice.

I think also that it is very rare to have a negative outcome as I

have experienced in regards to voice.

Mark