How can I permanently get a raspy voice?

How to Make Your Voice Raspy
  1. Create an “uh” vowel sound. Try to direct the sound from your lower register, located in the back of your throat area above the chest. ...
  2. Hold the sound. Maintain this sound for several seconds until the tone sounds a bit throaty or raspy.
  3. Wait for the rasp.
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Can voices naturally be raspy?

People with “naturally raspy” voices usually have a combination of injury-susceptible vocal cords and bad vocal habits. For example, one of my brothers has had a raspy voice ever since he was little. He also talks so loud that he's almost shouting, and he has no vocal training.
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What causes a voice to become raspy?

Voice overuse, an upper respiratory infection, or severe irritation from smoke and other pollutants can cause acute laryngitis. Laryngitis can also become chronic and last a long time. Acid reflux, allergies, smoking, and some infections can all cause chronic laryngitis.
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Is raspy voice attractive?

It's official! A deep husky voice in men and a high-pitched breathy voice in women is perceived as most attractive, a new study has found. Researchers from University College London (UK) and colleagues found that listeners gauge the speaker's body size from the frequency of their voice.
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What singer has raspy voice?

Tom Waits is an American singer-songwriter and performer. He is most well-known for his guttural, gravelly voice.
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How do you lose your voice on purpose?

Exert your voice by screaming, singing, whispering, coughing, clearing your throat, or attending sports events or loud concerts. Eat and drink things that may diminish your voice (e.g. acidic, salty, and fatty foods, or caffeine or alcohol). Expose yourself to heat, cold, and loud ambient noise.
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How can I talk more masculine?

Try speaking through your mouth, rather than your nose. It's possible to get a deep nasal voice, but it sounds more masculine if you speak through your mouth. To deepen your voice, you'll want to try and lower your pitch. To do this, relax your throat as much as possible, to avoid tightening your vocal cords.
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Will your voice change after 18?

Anatomical changes

Most of the voice change begins around puberty. Adult pitch is reached 2–3 years later but the voice does not stabilize until the early years of adulthood. It usually happens months or years before the development of significant facial hair.
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What gas makes your voice deeper?

The Deep Voice Gas - Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) - Steve Spangler Science.
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Is it possible to lose your voice overnight?

Laryngitis happens when your vocal cords become inflamed from overuse, irritation, or infection. This inflammation causes distortion in your voice. Just one night of spirited cheering (or yelling at the TV) during football season can trigger laryngitis. It can also be triggered by a nasty cold or flu.
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Can you permanently damage your voice by screaming?

It could, however, do temporary or even permanent damage to your vocal cords. "Too much screaming can change the quality of your voice, your ability to use it how you want to, and even put you at risk for losing your voice's natural sound," says David L.
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Does whispering hurt your voice?

To protect your voice, you may have felt the urge to whisper. But many otolaryngologists advise against this, warning that whispering actually causes more trauma to the larynx than normal speech. Singers in need of vocal rest are often given the same advice: Avoid whispering. It will damage your pipes.
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Does laughing gas change your voice?

The most interesting thing about breathing weird gases is that they change your voice, but you can do absolutely nothing about it. Even trying to change it while the gas is in your lungs simply doesn't work.
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Can you buy SF6?

Where can you buy Sulfur Hexafluoride? SF6 is an industrial gas so it must be purchased from a medical, welding or industrial gas provider. We purchase ours at NORCO which is a welding and medical supplier in the United States. We would recommend calling local gas providers and seeing if they can order it for you.
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Do steroids deepen your voice?

The most common side effects include weight gain, acne, and increased libido, which are usually reversible. However, the masculinized voice change associated with AAS, including decreased pitch, reduced F0, and vocal fold thickening, has been reported as irreversible1, 2 despite discontinued use.
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Why is my voice not deep at 14?

Before your growth spurt, your larynx is relatively small and your vocal cords are relatively thin. So your voice is high and kid-like. But as bones, cartilage, and vocal cords grow, your voice starts to sound like an adult's.
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What kind of voice do guys like?

Men prefer high-pitched voices that indicate a small body size, while women prefer low-pitched voices because they indicate a larger body size, though women don't care for voices that indicate aggression, according to a study published today in the journal PLOS One.
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Why does my voice sound like a boy when I'm a girl?

For women with a voice that sounds like a man, it could be because of the size and thickness of their vocal cords, in which case, they'll need to develop full resonance too, to make their voice sound warmer, an essential quality of a female voice.
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