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I am 38 years old male and have a voice like a female. Can you please help?

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I am a 38-year-old male. I have a voice like a female from childhood. I do not know what to do. I feel a lot as my position grows in my professional life. It affects me a lot. Please help me.

Answered by Dr. Sandeep Shrestha

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MS Otorhinolaryngology

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Dr. Sandeep Shrestha is an experienced ENT Specialist with extensive years of clinical practice. He is skilled in diagnosing and treating a wide range of ear, nose, and throat conditions. Dr. Shrestha is committed to providing personalized and effective care through advanced medical and surgical techniques, ensuring the best possible outcomes for his patients while promoting their overall ear, nose, and throat health.

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Hi,

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As per history, you can have puberphonia. It is a functional voice disorder characterized by the habitual use of a high-pitched voice (female voice) after puberty. The vocal folds are stretched and thin with minimal mucosal waves. The cricothyroid muscle remains contracted excessively. You can take fiberoptic flexible nasopharyngoscopy (NPL) to view the structures of vocal cords. You can treat this condition by having voice therapy. Giving Botulinum toxin injections to the cricothyroid muscles helps a lot. Relaxation thyroplasty type 3 can be used in the cases of failed speech therapy.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Sneha Kannan
Published At September 21, 2020
Reviewed At August 14, 2023

Education:

MS Otorhinolaryngology

Professional Bio:

Dr. Sandeep Shrestha is an experienced ENT Specialist with extensive years of clinical practice. He is skilled in diagnosing and treating a wide range of ear, nose, and throat conditions. Dr. Shrestha is committed to providing personalized and effective care through advanced medical and surgical techniques, ensuring the best possible outcomes for his patients while promoting their overall ear, nose, and throat health.

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BDS

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Education:

MS Otorhinolaryngology

Professional Bio:

Dr. Sandeep Shrestha is an experienced ENT Specialist with extensive years of clinical practice. He is skilled in diagnosing and treating a wide range of ear, nose, and throat conditions. Dr. Shrestha is committed to providing personalized and effective care through advanced medical and surgical techniques, ensuring the best possible outcomes for his patients while promoting their overall ear, nose, and throat health.

This doctor is not available for online consultations on the platform anymore.

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