The wife of singer Trot Hyun Jin-woo appeared on a broadcast and said, “I am suffering from an incurable disease.” She said that this incurable disease prevented her from singing at all, and that she could not even sing a lullaby to her baby. The identity of this disease, which was like a ‘death sentence’ for her as a trot singer, is ‘intermittent dysphonia’.
If your voice trembles even in everyday life, without being under too much tension such as during a presentation or an interview, you should suspect intermittent dysphonia.ㅣSource: Getty Image Bank
My voice is shaking all the time, why is that?
Spasmodic dysphonia is a disease in which the cranial nerves that control the movement of the vocal cords send erroneous signals, resulting in abnormal movement of the vocal cords or vocal cords, resulting in a tremor of the voice.
Although the exact cause has not been identified, the most likely reason is that an abnormality in the control function of the laryngeal nerve is due to an abnormality in the inhibitory nerve nucleus of the nerve, which is the center of the laryngeal sensory nerve reflex at the base of the brain. . In other words, repeated and continuous muscle contractions occur in the laryngeal muscles that make up the vocal organs, resulting in irregular vibration of the vocal cords, resulting in voice and voice disorders.
Doubt if voice is cut off and certain pronunciation is difficult
The voice of a goat with a trembling voice usually appears to anyone when they are in a state of excessive tension, such as a presentation or an interview. As such, voice tremors due to psychological tension can be cured with adequate practice. However, the problem is that even in everyday life, goat voices are heard. If you have a goat’s voice even when you are not in a tense situation, it is likely that you have ‘spasmodic dysphonia’. However, it is often attributed to tension and is not recognized as a disease, which worsens the symptoms.
Spasmodic dysphonia is a disease of the vocal cords in which the laryngeal muscles contract uncontrollably, and is characterized by difficulty in speaking for the first time, continuous or intermittent tightening and squeezing of the voice, tremors and interruptions , and powerful vocals.
As symptoms such as stuttering intensify, communication is greatly affected. The longer or more severe the symptoms, the more likely you are to speed up your speech to hide or avoid your trembling voice, or to speak in a low or high pitched voice.
In addition, words that start with vowels or ‘ㅎ’ in pronunciation do not work well, and the sound does not come out, so it feels like there is a lack of breathing. The number of cases is higher in women than in men, and it occurs most often between the ages of 21 and 42. Emotional problems such as depression, depending on the individual, can accompany intermittent dysphonia.
It is an incurable disease, but the symptoms can be alleviated… Prevention is more important than treatment
Spasmodic dysphonia is an incurable disease that cannot be cured yet. However, there are ways to alleviate the symptoms.
“Spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disease of unknown cause, is difficult to cure as an incurable disease, but it can be cured with Botox injections, voice therapy, and medication,” said Haidak Otorhinolaryngology Counseling Doctor Ahn Cheol-min (Pranai Bhinolaryngology Clinic) . In particular, “In the case of Botox treatment, it selectively injects only the vocal cord muscles that cause problems, and induces relaxation through brain feedback to the entire vocal cord, so there is an immediate effect. However however, while Botox treatment helps to temporarily improve symptoms, it has limitations in basic solutions. Therefore, it is effective to combine voice therapy.”
Spasmodic dysphonia cannot be cured, so prevention is the most important thing. If you have vocal cord disease or if you have a cold or laryngitis, do not use your voice as much as possible and treat it actively. It is good to correct the vocal method by reading the book aloud and slowly, and practicing abdominal breathing is also a method. Also, to avoid drying out the larynx, avoid caffeine and smoking, and drink plenty of water. Laryngeal massage often also helps prevent vocal cord disease.
Help = Counseling Doctor Haidaq Ahn Cheol-min (Otorhinolaryngologist at Pranai Biology Clinic)
