That data also indicates men may have employed vocal fry more than women in the recent past. To fill in some of these research gaps, researchers in Australia recently conducted some much-needed, ...

Vocal fry describes a raspy voice that can be natural, a habit, or a medical issue. Regular hydration and voice rest can help alleviate bothersome vocal fry. People, especially young women, may face ...

Have you noticed that your teenager’s voice sounds unnaturally low and gravelly, like a door on rusty hinges or a quacking duck? Does it annoy you? You’ve probably detected vocal fry, or what ...

Nicole Hildebrand-Edgar receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Have you noticed that your teenager’s voice sounds unnaturally low and gravelly, like a door on rusty ...

From Valley Girl vocal fry to fabricated baby voices, you probably spend more time dissecting the voices of famous—and infamous—women than you realize. In a shifting political landscape in which ...

Vocal fry, or glottal fry, is the lowest voice register—below falsetto, head, and chest voices—and is characterized by a low-frequency rattling or frying sound. Although it feels like vocal fry reared ...

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