Puberty is one of the hardest times in life. There are so many changes happening at this time that it is difficult for the psyche to cope with them. During this period, children become teenagers. One of the main sexual changes in boys is the breaking of the voice. Many do not like to remember this period, because then they were often shy of their voice.

The breaking of the voice is caused by the growth of the larynx. In this case, the vocal cords lengthen and thicken, due to which the voice becomes lower. The vocal cords grow under the influence of hormones. In fact, the voice does not break, but simply changes. The tone of the voice is reduced by 5-6 tones. The so-called Adam's apple develops - the male Adam's apple.

When voice breakage occurs

The growth of the vocal cords in boys begins around the age of 13-14. But this average age, like puberty, it is individual. The difficulty is that the child is used to his old voice and the new one scares him. The ligaments have grown and now require a different speech mechanism. The voice becomes lower and rougher. But while the boy gets used to the new way of making sounds, the low voice will alternate with the high one.

This time is necessary to stabilize the voice. A teenager is very vulnerable, as he worries about his voice. The boy needs to be explained that this is a normal process, and everything that he experiences is the path to becoming a man. Screeching notes may appear in the voice, the tonality is constantly changing. During the breaking of the voice, the boys cannot sing at all. They can try, but they won't succeed. You need to be prepared for the fact that breaking your voice can take up to six months.

During the breaking of the voice, you need to protect the ligaments

If the boy screams loudly, tries to forcibly rebuild his voice, then he will injure the ligaments. Most boys are noisy by nature, it is impossible for them not to scream during games and communication. A loud cry often turns into a squeal, the vocal cords are overstressed. Nodules appear on damaged ligaments, due to which the voice becomes hoarse, hoarse. Fortunately, they resolve and the vocal cords return to normal. Strong nervous shocks can provoke a loss of voice. If such a nuisance suddenly occurred, take the boy to a speech therapist or phoniatrist.

Throat red during voice change

Growing ligaments require a lot of blood, so the larynx becomes red. If there are no other signs of a cold, then you do not even need to start treating it. After all, medications can slow down the process of breaking the voice.

It is impossible to predict what the voice will become after breaking.

Therefore, you should not plan a career as a singer for your child. After all, very often after breaking, the musical voice disappears. Be prepared for the fact that the voice of a teenager will be completely normal. Have a conversation with your child so that he is ready for change.

How the voice breaks signs

As noted above, on average, the formed female larynx is less than the male larynx by 1/3, i.e. one and a half to two times. During puberty, the growth of all its signs in both sexes is activated.

Male streets grow at maximum speed: the thyroid-hyoid membrane, the conical ligament, the vocal cords, the wall of the larynx in height from the side of its cavity and outside.

Female streets grow at the highest rate: thyroid, cricoid and arytenoid cartilages.

The uneven growth rate of individual features of the same organ or part of it leads to temporary age-related changes in its external shape.

Along with changes in individual parts of the larynx, it also changes in its structure.

Boys transition period begins later than in girls, although both of them experience similar problems: bones grow faster than muscles, this causes frequent pain; autonomic disorder nervous system. One of the main problems is acne (small rashes on the skin and pimples on the face), the cause of complexes and dissatisfaction with one's own appearance, which simply disappears with time.

To a teenage boy I want to show a strong-willed character that he is capable of decisive, courageous actions. But the child does not fully understand how to act and often just stubborn and does anything, if only in defiance of the elders. At this age, it seems that the main thing is to go against public opinion and break the generally accepted rules. Peers usually support such "dared men" and even admire them; for a teenager, this is very valuable. The boy cannot properly prioritize and the transitional age is a truly serious test for him.

For the same reason, the voice of the elderly becomes higher - after all, there are less and less sex hormones in the body. And in women, in old age, on the contrary, the voice sounds at lower tones, again there are not enough hormones, only female ones, which change the folds so that the sound is high and sonorous.

An adult can speak and sing in falsetto even with a normally developed vocal apparatus. True, without the habit it is not very convenient. But it is fashionable, not without reason that some radio hosts say so and Presnyakov Jr. sings. For an adult, however, such a mechanism for the formation of sound is more natural, when the entire fold vibrates, the voice wave goes both horizontally and vertically. Therefore, the adult voice turns out to be deeper, more beautiful, and more diverse in color. In ordinary speech, we use 2-3 tones above and below our root tone. And the singer takes two octaves.

1. Mutation.

This stage is characterized by swelling of the larynx, as well as excessive or insufficient secretion of mucus. These factors cause inflammation, thereby the surface of the ligaments acquires a characteristic color. Overexertion can lead to wheezing, and as a result, to "non-closure of the vocal folds." Therefore, during this period, you should carefully consider voice hygiene, including the prevention of colds and viral diseases. There is instability of the voice, sound distortion, as well as a characteristic hoarseness. When singing, tension of the vocal apparatus is observed, especially when jumping at wide intervals. Therefore, in the classroom it is worth leaning towards singing exercises, chants, and not works.

Personal hygiene rules are changing...

Do not forget to teach your son the basics of personal hygiene, because uncleanliness can lead to balanoposthitis and other dubious pleasures. Daily toilet, frequent change of linen is a mandatory item in the self-care program not only for a girl, but also for a boy. Do not forget that the gonads work more actively in the boy, naturally, bad smell. The boy himself may not notice this, but classmates and friends (and, of course, girls) will definitely notice. Don't forget to pay attention to this and - again - "long live scented soap" and neutral deodorants.

The thing is that the vocal folds in girls grow more slowly than in boys, and by the beginning of puberty they are still much shorter in girls. The voice of girls also breaks, but not as clearly and not as quickly as in boys. This process cannot be called a mutation because such a breakdown of the voice is not associated with hormonal changes in the girl's body.

It seemed to you that you know your son, but recently you seem not to recognize him? All your advice is taken with hostility, he does not hear what you say to him, and does everything as if in spite, and even is rude to you. Don't worry, this is adolescence for boys.

For teenage boys, the arrival of this period in life means changes not only external, but also internal. The boy gradually becomes a man. For some, such a transformation occurs quite painlessly and is almost not noticeable. But there are few such lucky ones. Rather, the most fortunate, of course, are the parents of such young people. But more often a boy has to go through a difficult period of his life before becoming a man.

When does puberty begin in boys?

The period of transitional age in young men usually takes place at the age of 14-15. At this time, an increase in physical strength and a hormonal explosion lead to the fact that the boy is trying to prove to everyone that he is already an adult. But such a desire during the transitional age comes up against a psychological unwillingness to lead an adult life and perform truly adult actions.

Teenage transitional age leads to the fact that the once calm and, perhaps, obedient boy becomes aggressive, stubborn, uncontrollable.

At what age does a beard grow

All teenagers want to look more mature and courageous at a certain period. Around this time, young people are interested in when the beard begins to grow. You have to disappoint teenagers, facial hair begins to appear after 16 years. Someone later, by 17 and even by 19 years.

Loss of voice in boys

Another sign that a boy is becoming a man is a man's low voice, which is replacing the children's treble. At what age do boys break their voice, a question that worries both parents and adolescents themselves.

In fact, the voice does not break, but endures characteristic changes, which are due to both the growth of the larynx and the action of hormones. The vocal cords become longer and thicker. The tonality of the voice becomes lower, the timbre acquires density. At first, the young man “gives a rooster”, but later his voice is established, changing completely.

puberty

Puberty is the ability to have children. Puberty in boys is associated with the production of the hormone gonadoliberin. This has been going on since about 11 years of age. In this case, at first the hormone is produced by the body only at night during deep sleep. Later, the release of the hormone is carried out regardless of whether the young man is sleeping or awake. This hormone then affects the formation of spermatozoa and male sex hormones.

Problems of transitional age

Often this age is called problematic. It is very important to find a common language with a teenager during this period, even better for parents - to be an authority for him.

Many difficulties are related to the psychological side of the issue. Teenagers, even being calm and balanced earlier, begin to behave in a completely different way. They are rude, they can even be rude to the elders. A passion for denial wakes up, youthful maximalism, coupled with teenage nihilism, is a real test for parents, one should be wise here.

The other side of the coin is external changes in adolescence, which do not always carry positive emotions. We are talking about the occurrence of acne and acne on the face at this time, which can become a real disaster for young men who dream of becoming adult men as soon as possible. This annoyance is due active work sebaceous glands in adolescence.

Puberty in boys

Pubertal age, which is also called the time of onset of puberty, is different for all young men. Someone has to learn all the problems of this period, which were mentioned above, others experience it much easier. Usually the preparatory period for puberty starts at the age of 10 and ends with full puberty by the age of 20-21.

How to get through transition

Adults who did not find time for their own children later regret it. At the same time, your already growing child must be trusted. Do not lisp, communicate with him as with an adult, but at the same time do not get carried away with controlling his free time, give him a certain freedom. It is especially difficult with the last nuance, because parents are afraid of how their growing son will manage his free time, hobbies, sports, music, that's what can help to spend free time usefully.

Parents are encouraged to be patient. It is very important to be attentive to your son, who is going through this age period. Often the children themselves do not mind talking about their problems with their elders, but they always have no time. It is necessary to know with whom the teenager communicates, what he lives with, is fond of, what he loves, finally.

The mechanism of the birth of the sound of the human voice is unique, but at the same time natural and simple, like everything else in nature. Nevertheless, the process of breaking the voice in adolescence, especially in boys, is not always “painless”. Told us about it Head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, KSMA Professor Vladimir Nikolaevich Krasnozhen.

The sound of the voice is produced by several body systems: the larynx, vocal folds (called ligaments), lungs, chest, and nasopharynx. A jet of air, escaping from the lungs, causes the vocal folds to vibrate at a certain frequency, while rib cage and the nasopharynx serve as resonators. In boys, as in girls, the larynx is small, the folds are small, and under the influence of a stream of air, as if in a whistle, only their edges vibrate. Nature designed it so that the child, whose sound-forming systems are still small, could still be heard by the parents, and when sound was given, they could come to the rescue.

- When and under what circumstances does the voice begin to change? Why is this process more pronounced in boys?

At the age of 13-14, under the influence of hormones, mainly sexual, boys begin to grow, lengthen and thicken the vocal folds. This is a hormone-dependent structure.

Difficulties arise, as a rule, with boys who find it difficult to get used to, "grope for" their new voice. The problem here is rather psychological: the boy is used to the sound of his childish voice, and he may not like the new voice.

When talking, he uses either the old mechanism for the birth of sound, or a new one. However, young men quite quickly feel for a new mechanism for the formation of sounds. In rare cases, one of the teenagers needs the help of a phonopedist - a specialist in voice production.

If in boys the larynx increases one and a half times, then in girls it is only one third.

During mutation, not only the voice changes (decreases), but its timbre also changes. After all, the timbre of the voice depends on the shape of the vocal folds, on the resonators, which also grow. In other words, in girls, the voice simply becomes deeper, chestier, more expressive.

- What can be done to make the process of breaking the voice painless for a teenager?

During this period, it is not necessary to load the vocal folds. Due to overvoltage, nodules may appear on them, which change the vibration of the folds, and the voice becomes hoarse. Some nodules, without any external influences, have a reverse development, so you should not rush into surgical intervention. It is required only when there are organic changes in the vocal folds: papillomas, neoplasms of various origins, etc.

Colds can delay the period of breaking the voice - inflammatory process has a negative effect on the vocal folds, changing them. If this happened, that is, the boy has already stopped growing up, and his voice has not become manly low, you need to contact the phoniatrist.

How to painlessly survive this period? The recipe is simple - let the teenager laugh more often. Laughter is a good prevention of many diseases, including colds, and with a voice mutation, laughter will be doubly useful.

A jet of air, escaping from the lungs, causes the vocal folds (they are also called ligaments) to vibrate with a certain frequency, and the chest and nasopharynx serve as resonators.

In children, the larynx is small, the folds are small, and only their edges vibrate under the influence of a jet of air, making high, piercing sounds. But at the age of 13-14, under the influence of sex hormones, the vocal folds in boys begin to grow, lengthen and thicken. There is a transition to the adult mechanism of sound formation, when the entire fold vibrates, the voice wave goes both horizontally and vertically, so the adult voice is deeper, more beautiful, and more diverse in color.

Children grow unevenly: one guy may also be a small sprout, and the bass is already breaking through with might and main, while the other has grown a mile away, and the voice is still childish. These boys, who are ahead of their peers or behind them, have the hardest time - they are more embarrassed than others by their voice.

Most adolescents quickly find a new mechanism for the formation of sounds. But sometimes you need the help of a phonopedist - a voice production specialist who usually works with singers. More often this happens with boys who grow up surrounded by women alone: ​​they have no one to imitate, no one to take an example from. Usually one lesson is enough, in which the doctor will show exercises for setting and fixing a normal male voice.

THREE ADVICE TO PARENTS FROM FONIATRA

The boys, unfortunately, do not take care of them: playing football, they yell like crazy, sing songs with a guitar at the top of their lungs. Due to overvoltage in the folds, nodules may appear, which are called so - nodules of screamers. They change the vibration of the folds and the voice becomes hoarse. Some nodules resolve themselves if the loads fall, but sometimes they have to be removed using a microsurgical operation.

SECOND. Colds can delay the mutation.

If the boy has already stopped growing up, and his voice still does not sound low like a man, you need to show the teenager to the phoniatrist. The longer the guy speaks in falsetto, the more difficult it will be for him to switch to an adult timbre. By the way, not always a red throat in a teenager is a sign respiratory infection. When the larynx grows, blood circulation increases in it, the tissues become more red, as with laryngitis.

They begin to treat the boy for a cold, give him medicines, take him to the doctors, but there is just a normal physiological process.

What kind of "adult" voice will a beautifully singing little boy, no one is supposed to know. A well-known example is Robertino Loretti. And nothing can be done here: the possibilities of voice depend on the natural characteristics of the body. So treat the age-related voice mutation philosophically and try to teach this to your child.

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Breaking voices in boys: how and why it happens

How and why there is a breaking (mutation) of voices in boys, read in our article.

Yesterday your son spoke in a normal, boyish voice, and today you heard the first breakdown. He has begun puberty, so a lot of things change in him, including breaking of his voice (voice mutation). Together with the obvious external changes, the boy's voice takes on a completely different sound. For some time, it will even be difficult for him to control his vocal cords, therefore, due to the brittle voice, he will make a variety of strange sounds.

The larynx is responsible for the production of sound. As puberty progresses, the larynx enlarges and becomes thicker. This happens in both boys and girls, but for a boy, of course, the changes in voice mutation are more noticeable. Girls' voices can drop literally a key or two, and it's barely perceptible, but a boy's voice becomes much lower and deeper.

Why does a boy's voice sound so strange during a mutation?

Before a boy reaches adolescence, his larynx is quite small and his vocal cords are thin and small. That is why the voice of a boy is higher than the voice of an adult man. But with maturation, the larynx increases, and the ligaments become longer and stronger, respectively, and the boy's voice becomes deeper.

In addition, facial bones also grow: the size of the sinuses, nose and back of the throat become larger. More space gives the voice more room to resonate.

When does a boy's voice break?

Everyone has their own pace of development, so breaking the voice of boys occurs in different ages. This usually occurs between the ages of 11 and 14.5, often after a big growth spurt. For some, the mutation (breaking) of the voice lasts a long time and gradually, while for others it is very fast.

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