Do voice fatigue occur in teachers? - Dr. Sreenivasa Murthy T M

The vocal cord has voluntary , muscles and they are put into to use and these muscles can fatigue, that is if they are not trained properly, then they can get fatigued. The professional voice users like those who use their voice for singing know how to use their voice both in low and high pitch without the muscles getting strained. The one profession who use their voice a lot and are bot given professional training are teachers. They put their vocal cords in to action much more than what it can handle. They put vocal cords in to action much more than what it can handle. When they take classes continuously, maybe by their 4th class, their voice will not respond to their willingness to talk. So this is called as voice fatigue. So they use public addressal system so that their voice will not fatigue. So it is better for them to undergo voice training by a speech therapist who will help them identify their pitches and teach them voice exercises. They will tell them what level for them to exert and some relaxation exercises so that they do not damage their vocal cord when not put into use and not try to talk more when their vocal cord is not allowing them to talk, when the vocal cord is telling them that they are overusing their voice, that is when they have to seek professional help.