A new study aimed to analyse the reason behind voice fatigue, has pointed its finger at poor lung functioning. Hoarseness, vocal tiredness, muscle pain, and lost or cracked notes, is are common complaints and conditions that can lead to vocal damage.
Findings of the study show females face a significantly higher risk than men of developing long-term vocal problems. Eric Hunter, Michigan State University, said, "The study is the first to connect voice fatigue problems with gender-based physiological differences in lung functions, pointing to the respiratory function as a source of the gender inequality in voice problems." The lung function of women in the amount of air they inhale and exhale was linked to getting voice fatigue.
Also, the higher incidence of prolonged problems among women has been associated with a number of gender differences including physiological differences in the laryngeal system, differences in the endocrine system and differences in pulmonary usage. The team studied 122 elementary and middle school faculty members. The teachers' scores of vocal fatigue index were matched with the results of spirometry measures. Results showed that women weren't able to inhale and exhale as much air as men.
