If the low-pitched meow doesn’t seem to be going away, more serious issues could be at play. This shows that a cat’s mental state plays a large role in how it produces sound.
Cats that were discontented produced even lower-pitched meows. In a study reported by PeerJ, meows produced by stressed cats were recorded at a low average pitch. It can help to talk to a parent, an older sibling, or a friend who's already gone through the voice change.A low-pitched meow can indicate that your cat is unhappy or upset. And if you're going through this now, try not to stress too much about the funny noises you make. If this hasn't happened to you yet, don't worry. Some voices might drop gradually, whereas others might drop quickly. Voice Your Changing VoiceĮveryone's timing is different, so some kids' voices might start to change earlier and some might start a little later. There is no "Eve's apple" in a woman's neck. This is known as the Adam's apple.įor girls, the larynx also grows bigger but not as much as in boys, so you can't see it through a girl's skin. You can see it at the front of the throat. When the larynx grows bigger, it tilts to a different angle and part of it sticks out inside the neck. Not only do older guys and men sound different from boys, but you can also see the difference in their necks. Once the larynx is finished growing, your voice won't make those unpredictable, funny noises anymore. As your body adjusts to this changing equipment, your voice may "crack" or "break." But this process lasts only a few months. As you go through puberty, the larynx gets bigger and the vocal cords lengthen and thicken, so your voice gets deeper. That's why your voice is higher than an adult's. It's the same sort of thing with vocal cords.īefore you reach puberty, your larynx is pretty small and your vocal cords are kind of small and thin.
A thicker rubber band makes a deeper, lower-pitched twang. If you've ever plucked a small, thin rubber band, you've heard the high-pitched twang it makes when it's stretched. When you speak, air rushes from your lungs and makes your vocal cords vibrate, producing the sound of your voice. Vocal cords are thin muscles that stretch across the larynx like rubber bands. The testosterone causes his larynx to grow and his vocal cords to get longer and thicker. When a boy reaches puberty, his body begins making lots of testosterone (say: tes-TOSS-tuh-rone). One of its jobs is to let you talk, sing, hum, yell, laugh, and make all sorts of noises. The larynx, located in your throat, is a tube-shaped piece of cartilage - the same stuff your ears and your nose are made from. How does this happen? The larynx (say: LAIR -inks), also known as your voice box, actually gets bigger during puberty. A boy's voice, on the other hand, may change quite a bit - from sounding like a little kid to sounding like somebody's dad! Your Growing Larynx Both boys and girls experience voice changes as they grow older, but girls' voices get only a little deeper. Honk! Squeak! What is that? A goose playing the trumpet? If you're going through puberty (say: PYOO -bur-tee), it could be your voice.