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Any affect on voice?

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  1. Megan
    Member

    Hello everyone!

    I am planning on having upper jaw surgery next summer and I have a few concerns about my voice.

    I am a singer and i'm in some professional choirs. I've noticed I talk and sing sort of nasally and my nose resonates a lot more than most people. My face surgeon says it may change when I get my surgery. I don't like it being nasally and it makes me sing funny at times, so my question is, when I get the surgery, will it affect the way I speak and sound entirely or will i sound pretty much the same? What about diction and speaking habits? did anyone have a lisp or something before that went away?

    Thanks, Megan

    Upper & lower Jaw Surgery & Chin Reduction August 8th, 2011
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    Posted 1 year ago #

  2. RMango
    Member

    I haven't noticed any differences in my own voice. If there are any differences, they are so slight no one has noticed. I think my lips are moving a little differently as the shape of my mouth has changed, but at least i sound the same.

    http://www.survivingjawsurgery.blogspot.com
    Posted 1 year ago #

  3. Brandon
    Site Administrator

    I think any changes in voice are minimal, and I didn't notice any either, but I did have a very slight lisp that popped up from time to time before surgery that has been eliminated, because now my tongue fits behind my teeth in the new jaw position.

    I'm Brandon, the creator of JawSurgeryBlog.com. I personally had upper and lower jaw surgery on October 30, 2007. Thankfully, everything went beautifully, so I'm trying to make sure everyone else's surgery goes smoothly as well!

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    Posted 1 year ago #

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