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Puberphonia

I'm already 25 and my voice still failed to deepen. Is testosterone theraphy could help me considering I have normal level of testosterone I went in EENT and Speech Therpasit both on them failed to help me. I saw Female to Man transition and they even sounded deeper that any guys out there how much to born guy? ty
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I've updated http://www.puberphonia.info with comments from several guys who found a cure once they could put a name to their problem. Puberphonia, puberphonia! All you ENT's out there and SLP's ...puberphonia, puberphonia.
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I'm a 40 year victim of puberphonia. I was cured in one session with a gifted speech pathologist. I've posted my story at http://www.puberphonia.info

There is hope. There is a cure. And, most of the baloney about immaturity and sexual problems is just covering up the lack of knowledge on the subject.
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My 23 year old son has this issue we have seen 4 doctors and three speech therapists and one neurologist with no help. I have found a Dr. in India who has performed a successful out patient procedure:Dr. Sudhakar Vaidya. Google search his name. I am trying to find a Dr. in the US who will look at this procedure. If I can locate someone I will post  their name. Kim
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Don't listen to these religious fanatics. It could be caused by low testosterone, but that happens during puberty, Depending on your age it might or might not work. If your testosterone is good it won't make a difference. hormone therapy is permanent not just a quick fix, Do you want to deal with treatment the rest of your life?
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hello.......!!!!im a 20year old guy who has the same problems........ my voice is so high pitched 'female voice' each time im around some people i tend not to speak because im afraid they will laugh at me. this has made me to bo more anti social especial when i went to high school where most of the guys have deep voices.........im now on my first year of my Bachelors degree im bussines........ this has affected my social life so much that i get rejection from the opposite sex because of my voice though some say they like me but because of my voice they wont accept me....... i really need help,i'll do what ever it takes to get help. i dont care of the costs or whatever i need to do to get rid of this voice of mine. my contact is ***@**** please anyone help if u can
thank you
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hello.......!!!!im a 20year old guy who has the same problems........ my voice is so high pitched 'female voice' each time im around some people i tend not to speak because im afraid they will laugh at me. this has made me to bo more anti social especial when i went to high school where most of the guys have deep voices.........im now on my first year of my Bachelors degree im bussines........ this has affected my social life so much that i get rejection from the opposite sex because of my voice though some say they like me but because of my voice they wont accept me....... i really need help,i'll do what ever it takes to get help. i dont care of the costs or whatever i need to do to get rid of this voice of mine. my contact is ***@**** please anyone help if u can
thank you
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GOD Almighty Helped me get through this .GOD has answered my prayers .I have now a good voice, high pitch and loud voice.

But first beleive in GOD get rid of your sins and promise or make  deal with the Loving and caring Father Almighty.strike  friendship with his Son Jesus and you and ur family will be blessed.I will show u all an article on NDTV Indian news channel .
MAY GOD bless you .

Treating Puberphonia: males with female voices  
  
   Ajit Harisinghani
Speech Therapist,
Speech Foundation, Pune



WHAT SEPARATES MEN FROM THE BOYS IS THE TIMBER OF THEIR VOICE!


Amit is a young man in his early twenties and having just got his MBA degree, he looks forward to a bright and rewarding career. There is only one dark cloud on his horizon. He speaks in a high-pitched 'female' voice and it embarrasses him to no end. On the phone, he is often called 'madam' because he sounds like one. He tends to avoid using the telephone. Contrary to his extroverted nature, Amit has become a shy and withdrawn youngster and all because he is ashamed of his voice.

The quality of our voice is an important factor influencing our overall personality. Amitabh Bachhan's image would not be so impressive without his deep and 'manly' voice. It is commonly (and wrongly) believed that a male speaking with a high-pitched 'female' voice suffers from a predominance of female hormones or a deficiency of male ones. Any college-going boy with a voice like a girl becomes the victim of sexual innuendoes. So intense and continual is the psychological trauma that the person himself begins to doubt his 'manhood'. He might find it difficult to make friends especially of the opposite sex. He experiences rejection and ridicule every time he opens his mouth. One can very well imagine the day-to-day pressures such a voice problem entails and it is hardly surprising that Amit is not the exuberant youngster he'd like to be.

Amit suffers from a condition called Puberphonia, and in spite of its longish medical name, the problem is actually quite easy to overcome. Having suffered so much because of it, Amit might find it difficult to believe if told he can develop a normal, low-pitched voice in as short a period as 2 days - through speech therapy.

Children reach puberty around the age of 12 years when certain glands including the gonads (the 'sex' glands) become activated. In males, this is also the age when their larynx (or voice-box) has a sudden increase in size. The vocal cords become longer and begin to vibrate at a lower pitch (or frequency). This is why most boys go through a period where their voice 'breaks'. You could say the vocal cords are trying to adjust to their new dimensions. The Adam's Apple begins to become prominent on the male neck. No such laryngeal changes take place in females who continue using a higher-pitched voice.

Males who retain their pre-pubertal (or high-pitched) voice have nothing physically 'wrong' with their vocal cords or larynxes. It is just that for some reasons, they have not made the transition into using the deeper voice which their larger vocal dimensions would normally produce. These reasons are usually psychological and fairly easy to modify.

Actually, speech therapists welcome cases of puberphonia because it is one of the easiest conditions to cure: quickly and permanently without any medicines or surgery.

Like everyone else, Amit's vocal cords are also capable of producing a range of pitch levels. After initial counselling, he will be helped to realise this ability and get to a stage where he can change the tone of his voice to a lower, more desirable level. These differently-pitched voice qualities will be recorded and Amit will then select the voice he feels best suits his personality. During the treatment he will be encouraged to begin using this new voice. Such practice will help him stabilise his control over the quality of voice, which his vocal cords now produce. Soon, his puberphonic, high-pitched, 'female' voice will become history and Amit can begin to enjoy a normal social lifestyle.

The fact is that with puberphonics, the actual voice change is achieved easily enough. It is the person's mental readiness to use his newfound male voice that takes more time. It is generally observed that the 'cured' puberphonic is very conscious of his changed voice and takes about 4 to 6 days to adjust to using it. His initial apprehension about speaking in a normal, low-pitched, male tone centres around the surprised reaction from his friends and family who have always heard him speak differently. Once the ex-puberphonic is acclimatised to this newer, more desirable voice, his problem is solved.


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u might have done a lot of sins in ur life like me,try to be faithful to GOD and his son.Ak in jesus christ's name and GOD will answer ,he will answer any true prayer in his son's name.Confess all ur sins ask ur parents also to do so,forgive to every body as christ forgived GOD will surely consider you and remember his son jesus is the best healer,The redeemer.Peace be upon u my friend.I also hav the same problem but now thr is slt imprvmnt,faith is a walk im imprving on my pitch,life and my relationship with GOD and his son jesus .Just call Jesus cry..cry..and call he will surely help u.
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do you still have this problem, i also think i have this condition
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