Surgeries For Singers - Why? LIVE STREAM - Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy

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Singers With Surgeries - WHY? LIVE STREAM - Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy

Here are a few singers who have had to undergo surgery as a result of this:

Adele: Vocal hemorrhage, canceled a tour, had surgery.

Julie Andrews: Throat nodules, and reportedly, further damage due to surgery to remove them. Permanent damage ensued, ending her singing career and had a (second hemorrhage)

Björk: Vocal nodules, spent three years doing special vocal exercises, so as to avoid surgery.

Mariah Carey: Vocal nodules.

Roger Daltry (the Who): Precancerous growth.

Natalie Dessay: Vocal nodules, had surgery.

Celine Dion: Weakness in vocal cord due to a viral illness.

Lesley Feist: Unspecified vocal cord damage, took a six-month hiatus, eventually changed her singing style.

Whitney Houston: Vocal nodules.

Elton John: Vocal nodules, had surgery, his voice was noticeably deeper afterward.

Shirley Manson (Garbage): Vocal nodules.

Rod Stewart

Joss Stone

John Mayer: Vocal granuloma, canceled tours and took a two-year break from performing, had surgery.

Freddie Mercury: Vocal nodules.

Frank Ocean: Vocal tear (or bruise).

Luciano Pavoratti: Vocal nodule, he decided to give up singing as a result, but soon recovered, and so resumed his career.

Frank Sinatra: Vocal nodules, took a month-long vow of silence.

Meagan Trainor (second hemorrhage)

Paul Stanley (Kiss): Unspecified vocal injury.

Rod Stewart: Vocal nodules.

Joss Stone: Vocal nodules.

Justin Timberlake: Vocal nodules.

Steven Tyler (Aerosmith): Burst blood vessel.

Keith Urban: Polyp, had surgery.

Steve Zeitels Otolaryngologist at

Dr. Reena Gupta The Voice Doctor Los Angeles

Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy with Strobe

So again:

Vocal Nodules and Polyps

Your vocal folds are inside your larynx, or voice box. When you talk, air moves from your lungs through the vocal folds to your mouth. The vocal folds vibrate to produce

sound. Anything that makes it harder for the vocal folds to vibrate can cause a voice problem.

Vocal fold nodules are growths that form on the vocal folds. They are benign, or not cancerous. When you use your voice the wrong way, your vocal folds may swell. Over time, the swollen spots can get harder, like a callous. These nodules can get larger and stiffer if your vocal abuse continues.

Polyps can be on one or both of the vocal folds. They may look like a swollen spot or bump, a blister, or a thin, long growth. Most polyps are bigger than nodules. You may hear them called polypoid degeneration or Reinke's edema. It may be easiest to think of a nodule as a callous and a polyp as a blister.

Signs of Vocal Fold Nodules and Polyps

Nodules and polyps cause similar symptoms. These include:

• hoarseness

• breathiness

• a "rough" voice

• a "scratchy" voice

• a harsh-sounding voice

• shooting pain from ear to ear

• feeling like you have a "lump in your throat"

• neck pain

• less ability to change your pitch

• voice and body tiredness

Causes of Vocal Fold Nodules and Polyps

Most of the time, vocal abuse or misuse causes nodules. Long-term vocal abuse can cause polyps, too. But polyps may happen after just one instance of vocal abuse, like yelling at a concert. Smoking cigarettes for a long time, thyroid problems, and reflux may also cause polyps.

Vocal abuse can happen in many ways, including from:

• allergies

• smoking

• tense muscles

• singing

• coaching

• cheerleading

• talking loudly

• drinking caffeine and alcohol, which dries out the throat and vocal folds

Testing for Vocal Nodules and Polyps

You should see a doctor if your voice has been hoarse for more than 2 to 3 weeks. You may want to see an otolaryngologist, or ear, nose, and throat doctor, who knows about voice problems. An SLP can test how your voice sounds. You may also see a neurologist, allergist, or other doctor, if needed.

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