Why hasn't my voice gotten deeper?

The deepness of a voice is primarily determined by the length and thickness of the vocal cords. Longer and thicker vocal cords produce lower, James Earl Jones-like pitches. So, if you want a deeper voice, you just need to thicken and lengthen your vocal cords.
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Why is my voice still not deep at 17?

Even after the change that happens in your teens, your voice continues to develop. Although the squeaking and cracking stage doesn't last long, most guys' voices don't fully mature until they're in their twenties.
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Why isn't my voice deep at 14?

It's a function of the size of your larynx, your hyaline cartilage in your trachea, and your vocal chords. These develop at different rates. By the time you're 18, your voice will deepen. Don't worry about it.
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Why hasn t my voice dropped at 19?

Some males hit puberty a little late in relation to the growth of their larynx. During the teenage years, a male larynx grows and the voice deepens - usually. Some people it either never happens or only slightly until their mid 20s.
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What age is your voice fully developed?

Between the ages of 18 and 21, your voice stabilizes because the vocal folds and larynx have reached their full growth. While there can be some changes into your 30s, most people's voices are finished with physical changes due to hormones by the age of 21 or so.
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What Do You Do When Your Voice Sounds Like a Kid?



How can I naturally deepen my voice?

Inhale through your nose and down to your belly, and speak when you breathe out. When you speak from your diaphragm, you'll project more easily, and your voice will be a bit deeper. Try speaking through your mouth, rather than your nose.
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At what age is your voice the deepest?

When you go through puberty, your voice deepens. Men's voices often deepen up to an octave, while women's voices usually move about three tones lower. After puberty and well into older adulthood, some people's voices may change, but not everyone's.
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Can my voice be gone forever?

Occasional vocal cord injury usually heals on its own. However, those who chronically overuse or misuse their voices run the risk of doing permanent damage, says voice care specialist Claudio Milstein, PhD.
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How late can your voice change?

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.
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What age does boys voice break?

Boys experience voice change during puberty, and the change can happen anywhere between the ages of 10 and 15. Typically, voice change begins somewhere around age 12 or 13, or during the middle school years, which can make the experience a tad embarrassing for the child.
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Why do I still sound like a kid?

If you sound like a child, it is most likely that you are not using enough diaphragm support to release your singing voice in a relaxed mode; instead you constrict your throat more, in order to squeeze out your voice.
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Does testosterone deepen your voice?

Testosterone will cause a thickening of the vocal chords, which will result in a more male-sounding voice. Not all trans men will experience a full deepening of the pitch of their voice with testosterone, however.
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Why is my voice still squeaky at 17?

Puberphonia (also known as mutational falsetto, functional falsetto, incomplete mutation, adolescent falsetto, or pubescent falsetto) is a functional voice disorder that is characterized by the habitual use of a high-pitched voice after puberty, hence why many refer to the disorder as resulting in a 'falsetto' voice.
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What are signs of damaged vocal cords?

Strained vocal cord symptoms may include:
  • Chronic hoarseness for more than two weeks (such as a raspy or breathy voice, a voice quiver, or a strained or choppy voice)
  • Pain or a lump in the throat when speaking.
  • Changes in pitch.
  • Odd sounding speech.
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Does whispering hurt your voice?

That's not true: Studies have shown that whispering might actually damage the larynx more than normal speech. Performers, singers and public speakers that need vocal rest are also discouraged from whispering so not to strain their pipes. When people try to talk through the hoarseness, they actually cause more damage.
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What does raspy voice mean?

A raspy voice may mean that the vocal cords are inflamed or swollen; indicating an infection or irritant is present. Additional tests may be necessary, depending on the cause of the hoarseness.
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Does voice cracking mean growth spurt?

Voice breaking in boys usually occurs as a distinct event during late puberty, due to the increased length of the vocal cords that follows the growth spurt of the larynx and represents a further noninvasive measure of pubertal timing, akin to age at menarche in girls (12).
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Can losing your voice mean puberty?

As you go through puberty, the larynx gets bigger and the vocal cords lengthen and thicken, so your voice gets deeper. As your body adjusts to this changing equipment, your voice may "crack" or "break." But this process lasts only a few months.
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Does your voice get lighter after puberty?

The male voice develops a jumping pitch during adolescence and drops an octave lower, while a girl's voice only drops by about three tones. A female's singing voice will largely stay the same after puberty.
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Does smoking deepen your voice?

Smoking can be a cause of voice change, specifically deepening and hoarseness. Voice change may indicate a need to follow up with your doctor. Two common causes of voice changes as a result of smoking include Reinke's edema and cancer of the vocal cords.
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What age do guys voices get deeper?

Everyone's timing is different, so some boys' voices might start to change earlier and some might start a little later. A boy's voice typically begins to change between ages 11 and 14½, usually just after the major growth spurt. Some boys' voices might change gradually, whereas others' might change quickly.
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Who has the deepest normal voice?

Since 2012, Tim Storms has held the world record for the lowest ever vocal note – that's a deliciously gravelly G -7 (0.189 Hz), which is eight octaves below the lowest G on the piano.
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