Posted on 12/05/2022 6:39:21 PM PST by ConservativeMind
A singer's primary genre can impact the likelihood of developing vocal fold injury and may even influence the specific type of injury that occurs, a recent study suggests.
The two-part study, led by Lesley Childs, M.D., involved the detailed review of more than 1,000 patient records.
Phonotraumatic lesions that develop on the vocal folds include benign nodules, pseudocysts, and hemorrhagic polyps, all of which can lead to hoarseness. These injuries are typically caused by overuse or straining of the voice.
The study found that while nodules were nearly equally distributed across all singing genres, opera singers presented with a significantly higher proportion of pseudocysts, and praise/worship singers were noted to have significantly more hemorrhagic polyps.
"These findings, combined with clinical observations, suggest that nodules may be related more to the speaking voice than the singing voice since they were more or less equally distributed across genres," said Dr. Childs.
"At the same time, the style of singing, acoustic environment, and vocal demands unique to each genre clearly impact both the frequency and type of injuries that develop, with opera singers presenting with more chronic injury patterns and praise/worship singers presenting with more acute injuries."
The first part of the study looked at the medical records of 712 singers who presented with dysphonia from June 2017 to December 2019. Of those patients, 191 (26.8%) were diagnosed with a phonotraumatic lesion.
The second part involved the review of 443 singer patients diagnosed with vocal fold lesions from July 2011 to March 2020, referenced against their primary genre of singing. This investigation enabled researchers to identify which genres had higher rates of injuries than others.
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I’m safe.
Eh... I still sing.
It’s not just singers. One of the reasons Hitler got hooked on drugs was the numerous nodules caused by his continuous practice of his oratorical style. During the again-and-again-and-again political campaigns of the late 20s and 30s, he would give up to seven speeches a day, pushing his vocal cords in every one of them.
Singing can kill you.
MY singing can kill you, too.
Metmom, you should remember that John Wesley told his Methodist followers to “sing lustily and with a good courage”😉
When they say “worship”, what is meant?
Are they seriously referring to the hippie-lite guitar-strummers in “praise band”?
Cut down on the “Death Metal”!
I’m thinking more like gospel choirs.
No. :D
Even combine it with Opera for Symphonic Metal like Within Temptation, Nightwish, Evanescence, and Tristania.
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