Hi Brian, My question is what caused the vocal fold to
hemorrhage ?
I'm sorry to hear that your voice tires easily etc. It
is said that drinking lots of water helps with the
mucous. Anything is worth a try.
Lol Norma
--- brian <brigo@m...> wrote:
> Back in December, I had a small hemorrhage on my
> left vocal fold.
> Since then I have been back to singing, but things
> have not been really been
> the same: My range is somewhat diminished and I tire
> easily.
>
> My cantorial duties require that I sing for about
> 2.5 hours once a week.
> It is not 2.5 hours of non stop singing, but it is
> quite a workout. I sing
> very simple chant however, which covers about an
> octave (E to E about middle
> C on the piano). I am a tenor.
>
> Singing has always been difficult for me, but since
> the bleeding in
> December, my voice gets rather tired when the 2.5
> hours are over. The voice
> remains thick and heavy for days, sometimes as long
> as 2 weeks.
>
> I just returned from the ENT. He said that my vocal
> problems are really
> caused by thick mucous and phlegm. I am going to do
> a 24hour PH test to see
> if the mucous and phlegm are caused by reflux (which
> I doubt) or by faulty
> technique (my vote) or both.
>
> My main question, though, involves the vocal chord
> itself. The hemorrhage
> is much improved. There is still a small dilated
> blood vessel towards the
> back underside of the chord. The doctor said that
> this could be permanent.
> When I asked if this would affect my singing, he
> said it COULD affect it,
> particularly of the vessel swells due to excess
> pressure.
>
> He said that the vessel is located in a place that
> is not an area of much
> vibration. I will post a picture of the scope this
> evening.
>
> I would like to know if anyone has singing
> experience with a "permenant"
> dilated vessel. If I should learn to sing with
> absolutely no pressure,
> would I be able to sing on these chords, throughout
> my range? I used to be
> able to vocalize up to the "high C" (just a few
> months ago), and I used to
> regularly sing in performance a G (the G below the
> "high C"). I can do
> neither now. I cannot sing above the E without
> really forcing.
>
> I have been working on techniqe for 18 years ( I am
> 37 years old), but I
> never quite "got it" and my technique is poor. I
> have been working with a
> new teacher who is helping me quite a bit.
>
> How much will this "permenant" injury affect me?
>
> Thank you all, as always, for your helpful comments.
> ---------
> -brian s
>
>
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