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My Voice Sounds Different.

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My speaking voice sounds different since I quit (4+ weeks now) and I don't like it, less mellow now and quite scratchy but hopefully it'll clear over the coming months.

Initially, my post-quit singing voice was like a wailing cat and it's improving but I won't risk belting out any tunes in public for a while.

Anyone noticed anything similar?

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I thought my singing voice sounded better, but maybe that's just me! The cat has stopped running out the room anyway!

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Can't say I have - only time I noticed any difference was when I'd been smoking a lot, then I'd sound a bit croaky, but am guessing I wasn't a heavy enough smoker, or a smoker for long enough to affect it?

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I've noticed I can hit the high notes now whereas before my voice would just disappear when I got too high....I can now belt out Bat Out of Hell literally at the top of my voice whilst prepping the dinner...amazeballs :eek:

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My voice still sounds the same but what people have told me is that my laugh is different!!

I used to have a smoker sounding laugh, especially towards the end 'cos I was smoking more, but it's well and truly gone :D

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