When does a girl's voice change?

As girls grow older, they will gradually enter puberty and the voice change period. Usually, women enter the voice change period at around 11-13 years old. During the voice change period, girls also need to pay more attention to maintenance. Do not use your voice excessively to shout, which will easily cause certain damage to the vocal cords. At the same time, you also need to pay more attention to keeping warm to avoid catching cold.

When does a girl's voice change?

Girls begin voice change at around 11-13 years old.

The length of the voice change period is based on the changes in speaking voice, which takes 3-6 months and no longer than one year. If we take singing as an example, since singing has a wide range and a high volume, the burden on the vocal cords is also greater. Therefore, the voice change period for singing takes one and a half to two years, or even three years to complete.

In the early stage of voice change, the vocal cords are slightly congested, with no other special manifestations. It takes 1-3 months.

In the middle stage of voice change, in addition to congestion, there are also changes in vocal function, which lasts for 3-12 months.

The later stage of voice change is the consolidation period of chest voice development. This period lasts for a long time, ranging from 3 to 12 months. Often the speaking voice has completely turned into an adult voice, but the unstable singing voice occurs from time to time.

Vocal cord care during voice change

1. Use your voice correctly. Do not overuse it by shouting loudly or making loud noises without restraint. Be especially careful not to sing karaoke excessively. Excessive use of the voice during adolescence may lead to lifelong hoarseness.

2. Keep warm and avoid catching a cold. Pay special attention to keeping warm in winter, try not to wear low-necked clothes, and keep your neck warm to prevent your mouth and throat from getting cold. Catching a cold or chill will aggravate the swelling and congestion of the vocal cords. In addition to paying attention to adding or removing clothes and bedding as the weather changes, participating in some sports activities in moderation and doing physical exercise every day to strengthen your physical fitness is also beneficial to the healthy growth and development of your vocal cords.

3. Keep exercising, combine work and rest, live a regular life, and ensure adequate sleep. Don't stay up late and ensure more than 7 hours of sleep every day.

Characteristics of the early stage of voice change

The main symptoms in the early stages of voice change are poor vocal persistence, easy fatigue, and unstable voice. Boys' voices will feel a little rough and hoarse; girls' voices will feel rather astringent. At this time, you should not use your voice for a long time. It will take about three months for the voice to gradually become clearer.

During the voice change period, boys' larynx rapidly enlarges, their vocal cords thicken, their chest voice increases, and their voices gradually become deeper. During this period, the vocal cords are in a state of congestion and edema, so it is difficult to control the voice, the timbre becomes darker, and hoarseness and breaking of voice are prone to occur when singing. Although girls' symptoms during this period are not as obvious as boys', their vocal cords are prone to secretions and should also be carefully cared for.