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Originally Posted by Raiu-Ayu
Bill from TOKIO HOTEL had his removed and he sounds just the same as he always did. Its just a roll the dice thing. But I'd rather have ayu's voice change than ayu have no voice at all  |
No I believe he had several cysts removed from his vocal chords which is different than the nodule thing. Because I remember when it discovered he had the "cysts" as the called them (he had 3), they were saying there was like a 30-40% chance he would never be able to sing again after the operation. Tokio hotel had finished a pretty long year of touring and recording and were about to start another tour one when the "cysts" were discovered.
Shirley Manson, the lead singer of the band Garbage, had developed cysts on her vocal chords in 2003, after about 7 years of doing back to back extensive world tours and recording sessions and she also had to get them removed. Her singing voice was notibly different than before, it was more nasally.
I had considered Ayu might have the same problem, but neither of the two above singers' singing voices had changed when their cysts were discovered and I would have figured if she did, Ayu would have known by now. Isn't she known to be a bit of a health nut? Her singing voice does fit the profile though:
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Originally Posted by wikipedia
Vocal fold cysts are collections of fluid in sac-like formations on the vocal folds.
Cysts can deteriorate the quality of human speech production, causing diplophonia, a condition where the vocal cords produce multiple tones at the same time, or dysphonia, an impaired quality of voice typically involving hoarseness or a breathy sound.Females are more likely than males to develop vocal fold cysts
There are two types of vocal fold cysts: mucus retention and epithermoid.
-Mucus retention cysts occur when a glandular duct becomes blocked and is unable to secrete. This can occur after an upper respiratory infection combined with vocal overuse.
-Epidermoid cysts result from either developmental problems before birth or from an injury to the mucous membrane. A ruptured cyst may result in a scar.
Initial treatment of the cysts involves vocal training and speech therapy along with medical interventions to decrease irritation of the cyst. In many cases, these will alleviate problems from the cyst. In some cases, the cyst grows larger necessitating surgery to remove the cyst. Vocal professionals may also require surgery as the minimal steps do not improve the voice quality enough to allow continued performance with the voice.
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