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Re:Singing correctly? - 2008/03/13 07:16
Jbug wrote:
If you get a node, do not have surgery. That is how Julie Andrews lost her voice. Many have to stop singing and some even have to stop talking to get rid of them in a natural way. A good teacher is very important. Some teachers can even make this condition worse!
there is soooo much to write on this topic and i think in the archives you might be able to find some of my posts. but i ONE HUNDRED PER CENT AGREE with Jbug here. i don't know who advised Julie Andrews to get surgery on vocal nodules. you do not get surgery on nodules. polyps maybe. i only wish i were older at the time Julie Andrews went for surgery-- i would have saved her! LOL! but seriously, your vocal cords/the whole set up are muscles and ligaments and cartilage, etc. very tiny ones for that matter. your cords are the size of your thumbnail. a nodule is a callous that can appear bilaterally or unilaterally. callouses will go away if you don't continue the same repetitive action that put them there in the first place. vocal rest is your friend. treat your tired vocal cords like any other fatigued or strained muscle your body. 
btw-- NO WHISPERING! puts a lot of stress of the cords. if you are having vocal trouble try to stop as much vocal activity as possible-- carry around a dry erase board!
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