Bleeding/Haemorrhaging Vocal Cords/Folds - How does that happen? Is there a Sufficient Treatment and Possibly, Cure?

The whole world knows about the well-known artist, Sam Smith who, unfortunately, at the time, had to interrupt his Australian tour and reschedule his Japan and UK tours as well. It must be very disheartening when a singer, especially of his calibre, has to interrupt his performances and publicly admit that there is something wrong with his vocal anatomy. 

The question is: Can singers prevent such an occurrence?

From my point of view, the answer is definitely yes, they could.

The Vocal Science™ Method, which possesses its completely unique and revolutionary voice/vocal technique (which I developed), suggests using less of the regular vocal anatomy known to humans and more of the subsidiary anatomy (facial muscles working in full conjunction and coordination with their abdominal muscles), which actually produces more efficiency in the human voice with less (or none at all) strain on the vocal cords and vocal box in general. Nevertheless, the vocal cords can manage only so much harmful pressure of the sound.

Therefore, clearly, the main objective is to remove the harmful pressure from the vocal anatomy, and thus the pain and strain from the vocal cords, larynx and throat, and then to employ the facial set of muscles provided that they are working in conjunction and coordination with the abdominal muscles. The latter is designed not only to play the role of the natural amplifier/resonator but also to save and protect the vocal anatomy for a lifetime. 

To achieve the above described, the abdominal muscles will provide the support for the sound to be lifted off of the vocal cords and off of the vocal box and thus, the sound of the voice will become airborne. And also, the circumference (the body of the sound), will then be established. After the very first syllable of the word, the vocal cords will be relieved from being used for the rest of the phrase, thus a lot of "strums" by the sound of the voice on the vocal cords will be significantly decreased and therefore saved!

As for the heart; we only have so many beats per lifetime.

Similarly, the vocal cords could only handle so many "strums" per lifetime.

The moral of this is: Save and protect your voice, trying to avoid the harmful wear and tear on the vocal anatomy. When the vocal anatomy is used excessively, it becomes very dry and thus, quite vulnerable. In this instance, a singer who has a very intense schedule, like Sam Smith, could acquire all kinds of vocal disorders, and yes, one of them could be bleeding vocal cords.

For example: If the person wears an uncomfortable shoe, he could easily get a callus on their baby toe. If the shoe, or the callus for that matter, is not removed, it starts bleeding and gets infected. The bandage with medication, which separates the shoe from the callus, could eliminate the pain and prevent the infection.

Please see Chapter 1 of my book "Vocal Science™ - Flight to the Universe" and examine the picture of the space shuttle (above) which separates from the launching pad ("body") and the fuel ("breath") when it is taking off.
Otherwise, it would crash and disintegrate.  

Unfortunately, we've had such incidents in real life with two space shuttles ("Challanger" and "Columbia"). 

So, in my opinion, for the singer whose livelihood depends on their voice, it is a must to learn how to separate the vocal anatomy from the pressure of the sound while adapting the wholesome mechanism which includes proper breathing and, so to speak, “fuel” for the sound to "fly" towards its aimed destination. Needless to say, the sound of the voice will arrive at the designated and desired destination safely.

However, if the damage has occurred, along with learning to utilize the proper voice/vocal technique, the use of, thoroughly selected by us, certain natural herbs and some homeopathic remedies will also enhance the vocal anatomy along with the overall healing process. 

To get more information on voice damage and voice disorders, you are welcome to refer to one of our sites:

www.vocalscience.com

www.repairyourvoice.com