Why is my voice getting deeper at 16?

Our vocal folds stretch to make pitch higher and contract to make pitch lower. During puberty, males produce hormones which thicken and generally bulk up the vocal folds, causing their pitch to lower.

What causes a girl to have a deep voice?

Before you reach puberty, your larynx is pretty small and your vocal cords are kind of small and thin. That’s why your voice is higher than an adult’s. As you go through puberty, the larynx gets bigger and the vocal cords lengthen and thicken, so your voice gets deeper.

Why was my voice deeper as a teenager?

As your larynx grows, your vocal cords grow longer and thicker. Also, your facial bones begin to grow. Cavities in the sinuses, the nose, and the back of the throat grow bigger, creating more space in the face that gives your voice more room to echo. All of these factors cause your voice to get deeper.

Is it normal to have a deep voice as a girl?

More often than not. Women tend to find voices between 85hz and 100hz more attractive than 100hz – 130hz. 100hz is usually considered deep, and 85hz – 90hz and lower is considered very deep. Women are more likely to like 85hz – 100hz.

Why do teenagers have deeper voices than adults?

Before a boy reaches puberty, his larynx is pretty small and his vocal cords are kind of small and thin. That’s why his voice is higher than an adult’s. But as he goes through puberty, the larynx gets bigger and the vocal cords grow longer and become thicker. Also, the facial bones begin to grow.

Are women’s voices becoming deeper?

We’re not talking Barry White here but some fascinating research reveals how women’s voices are becoming deeper in some countries. If you listen to radio programmes from the 1940s and 1950s you’ll notice some striking differences between the way that people spoke then and how we express ourselves today.

Do men see women with high-pitched voices as younger?

These studies report that men ‘see’ women with higher-pitched voices as being younger and thinner. I beg to differ! In all the movie in which the directors specifically want an attractive (and yes, sensual) sound, they don’t choose high-pitched voices for the roles.

Do women’s vocal profiles evolve?

Whether consciously or unconsciously, women appear to be adapting their vocal profile to suit the opportunities that are available to them today. Interestingly, the influence of perceived dominance on vocal pitch can also be heard when you compare voices betweencountries.

What does it mean when a man has a low voice?

Men with low-pitched voices had lower levels of cortisol and higher levels of testosterone, they found. “It tells something about their condition, their health, their formidability,” Puts said. “In humans and possibly other primates, too, a low pitched voice evolved primarily to intimidate other men … to make males seem bigger and scarier.”