can small vocal nodules go away with time?

Jack12343212

i've been struggling with this for some time now, my voice sounds scratchy (especially on lower volumes), i went to an ENT but he said that I don't have any form of nodules but I didn't trust that so i took a picture on my own and i seem to have small nodules but im lost on what im supposed to do, vocal rest or surgery or smthin else? here's the photo i took with my phone

https://ibb.co/SwJZj24

sjonrokz4u

Wow how did you take that picture

Jack12343212

sjonrokz4u said:

Wow how did you take that picture

it's easy if your phone's camera is in the corner, clean it well beforehand tho, lock the auto focus too.

Klaus_T

i don't know if you have nodules from that photo, but you might want to look into the voice repair course Ken has just launched

doc_ramadani

Hi @Jack12343212,

I send you a warm Welcome to the Forums. Thanks for providing the nice picture. Amazing quality, but I think it would be good to have a strobe exam too. I am a Medical Doctor and I am singing myself with Ken's course now for more than 2 years.

What I can see from the picture is that you have small, nearly typical singers' nodules. Normally they appear in the mid third of the vocal cords. And to answer your question: yes, they can go away but you should really overthink your singing (and speaking) technique. These singers' nodules come from oversinging and drying out your vocal cords.

I would recommend to visit an ENT and check it with a strobe exam, too.

Doc

messi528

Hello. I wanted to ask about the humidity about singing. My new home as a student at university has 70% humidity while my previous one in which I used to live with my parents had 40-45% humidity. In the first one ( with 70% ) my voice started getting heavy and I couldn't do runs with ease. In the second one with 40-45% humidity I think that my voice sounds at its best ( the best it can be ) . But as I read articles about humidity and singing I started being worried because they say that humidity is good and singers use humidifes for their voices. But, probably is this for very dry houses? I mean, does the high humidity ( 70% ) affect negatively the voice or not? I have searched for information and I just found about steamers but they say that steamers should be used for 10 minutes per day. So I guess that high humidity does good but not 24 hours a day. Please answer if you are SURE whether 24 hour high humidity ( 70% ) does harm the voice or not

skv123159

The golden rule keep your self hyderated
Take some sip of water during warm ups and during the course of the day
Don't think about humidity%
But if your throat feels dry have a glass full
Hope it helps
Happy singing