Does screaming destroys the vocal chord??

Well, I never knew that my medical knowledge could be applied to a musical forum,

anyways, from what I know, singing incorrectly or screaming will put strains on your vocal chords. Thats why your voice feels hoarse after you scream. The other people are right when they say that you should sing from your diaphragm. Thats where the strength and power comes from. (took a couple of vocal lessons)

Screaming is not good for the vocal chords. Thats why you feel hoarse after you sing. Short term wise, theres no real problem with that, provided you get enough rest after each session, if not you may lose your voice for a couple of days. however, you may get something called singers polyps or nodules. heres a section taken from a website.

Vocal polyps and nodules

Vocal polyps and nodules are small, benign or noncancerous growths on the vocal cords. Vocal nodules are a common problem among people who use their voices professionally, such as singers. In fact, NIDCD says vocal nodules are often called "singer's nodes" because this is a frequent problem among professional singers. Vocal polyps are also benign growths on the vocal cords. Polyps are more common among smokers, people with gastroesophageal reflux and people with hypothyroidism.
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from what i know, rest is the best possible cure. Just take care of your voice. :lol: hope that helps.. just to add.... if you ignore rest and everything, the polyps have to be surgically removed before you can get your normal voice back.
 
use ur stomach...not ur nose and just let all hell breaks loose...then once u know how to scream, choose the right note or tone. However, if u start to gore, you will lose the screaming ability..hope tt helps
 
Hmm, I think you will know when you scream right. For me, the general 'muscle memory' feeling felt like ever so natural. It kinda felt like my breath flowing out of my throat, just with a slight pressure on the vocal chords. I might not know about the medical anatomy and stuff but I know it felt right. And most of the time when it feels right, I don't get sorethroats. The sorethroats for me come from my other voice, the growling or gore-ing one. I exert too much on the voice, to the extent where it becomes like gore-ing but in a shouting manner. Sorethroat yeah, but damn it feels good with the music.
 
Well, to scream, ensure that the air is flowing over the back of your throat. I don't really know how to explain, but yes you need your false chords which is your diaphragm to push the air outwards.

I hope it might help. It applies for death grunts too, but screams are just different... It must really come out naturally. If you don't have the pitch, please don't try.
 
Hello, I am new here but just trying to give my two cents worth. I've been singing for quite a long time and have learnt from wuite a few teachers along the way as I do have singing in school (NAFA).

What I have learnt is that screaming does injure your vocal chords to a certain extent if not done the "correct" way. Truth is that babies can scream and cry and yell for hours without ever getting a sore throat or a bad voice because they actually use their whole body to produce their voice.

For some rock singers, they have mastered a technique called the rock scream which comes very deep from their diaphragm straight out into the microphone.

So it depends on how you scream I guess. (:

-Tim
 
:lol: unless u wanna end up like the lead singer of A7X, it wld be better to keep off the screaming boundary.
 
The screaming u all memtion is screaming without pitches or with ? Like those rock band heavy metal they anyhow scream here till voice is gone type ??

regards to vocal singing, the "screaming" with air from the stomach, isn't is as good as having a good voice projection. The explosiveness as in opera singing, high keys, such that the voice feels powerful.

On the other hand, which i have no idea, those rock band screaming r the real ones that screaming like hell making the crowd go wild type. So do u all mean the screaming on purpose type ?
 
Hey dude, we all know screaming will eventually damage our vocal chords.

But if you have a grudge against screaming, please don't reveal it here. We are supposed to help here.
 
screaming lets off steam tho..
just don't scream too long and scream in a pillow okay? haha
k off topic
 
1st of all, i got something to clarify, better type 1st b4 i forget..

the way Saosin vocalist sings = screaming or pure high pitch?

similarly, Bon Jovi sings = screaming or pure high pitch?

Please enlighten!!
 
from what i understand. If the sound is clean, clear and smooth...its using what they call head voice. If rough and distorted...mostly like its throat power. Good examples will be like hrmmm

1)Helloween's singer (more of head voice)
2)Sebastian bach (he does both)

There's two types of screams imo...First the scream that is projected using the head voice. Judas priest...power metal bands....etc..those type. And there's those screams that are projected using pure throat power. Throat screaming hurts the vocals more then the first type of scream in my experience.

two cents from an ah pek
 
If you scream using your throat...it will destroy your vocal cords...
If you scream using your diaphragm..it will not destroy your vocal cords..but your throat may feel dry...
 
Out of curiosity, does screaming destroys the vocal chord?? Do these "screamers" feel pain in the throat when they scream?? Any "screamers" here care to share the experience..
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It really depends on the quality of that individual's vocal chord and how he/she screams.

For example, if the person has a voice that are suits rocky style and he screams, exerting strength from his diaphragm, he's likely NOT to feel pain in the throat. However, if he already has a sore throat condition, the pain will worsen.

Those who has naturally high voice has an advantage as well. An example will be Bon Jovi. He has quite a high voice and he screams in some of his songs, but the style suits his voice and personality.

However, it is still essential to know how to project his voice with the muscles coming from the diaphragm to prevent damaging the vocal chord in the long run.
 
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