Comments on: Inhaler voice

By: Elisheva

Elisheva — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:44:32 +0000

Never heard of inhaler voice. Tho sometimes I feel like I have to clear my throat a few times. Could that be it?

By: breathinstephen

breathinstephen — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:39:53 +0000

Danielle, Thanks for alerting me . You must be using Internet explorer. It that happens sometimes. I'll work on it. (Firefox is a much better browser)

By: breathinstephen

breathinstephen — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:13:37 +0000

Thanks for all the replies everyone!

Hey, I just re-started my facebook page ,please add me as a friend
( Stephen Gaudet) if you haven't already.

By: Sus

Sus — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:32:44 +0000

….I'm pretty raspy too…it's just me & everybody who knows me knows that's how I am, but people in shops love to tell me to 'go home and nurse that cold, dear'. Oh Lord, stop calling me dear as well!!!

Can't we all just be our unique & wonderful selves? Having this illness sucks at the best of times, I'm not aware I need to sound totally dulcet all the time. And I'm pretty darn good-as a trained musician and singer and teacher I know how to best treat my raspy vocal chords, but gee-Steve-you sound just like you-and totally lovely with it, ok!

Danielle-I had the camera down my nose/throat thing done-what's it called again, Steve? to check my vocal chords and was told the raspyness is because inhaled steroids cause them to shrink so the air rushes through a gap and they never quite meet when they vibrate. I have lost some of the top octave of my singing voice and never sound clear, always a bit coldy, but hey, I'm just me!!
The rinsing gargling process we are all reminded to do can prevent this to a degree.

Inhaler voice-pah!

We could start calling people 'smokers breath' or 'eau de alcoholic'. It would probably hurt as much!

Hugs

Sus xx

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:13:49 +0000

Ok, so I'm not a guy, but I don't have this issue. However, one of my friends from high school, who is pretty much my only real-time asthmatic friend, totally has this (she's a girl, but she is crazy raspy). Apparently it's a known side effect of inhaled steroids, and symbicort is notorious for doing this to people. I just went back and watched your neb video, and you sound different, but not really in a weird way!

By: marsh

marsh — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:41:21 +0000

stephen this is soooo funny i always get hi is your mommy home i say THIS IS THE MOMMY!!!!!!!!! sounds like your havin fun and feelin good i'm sooo envious i live just out side of salt lake city and its a red day and thats not good????? well enjoy you night marsh

By: kerri

kerri — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:56:15 +0000

I always thought you had a unique voice from your vids–I never really attributed it to anything, though, or thought much of it.
I would never have expected you got so many questions about your voice though :-/. It's just not generally something I, personally, think about either way! People sound how they sound [ex. one of my best friends sounds like a cartoon character. I didn't notice until she pointed it out, and she totally does].

Also, I'm likin' the looks of that breathing stats sidebar! I hope it continues .