Voice cracking after dry statics.

[Ognjen Vukovic]

Hi guys, so i'm finally getting really good results after a year of practicing. My contractions finally feel like light hiccups but i do have one quite strange problem. Every time i practice dry c02 tables my voice cracks, i sound like an old raspy granny for the next 10 minutes. I dont know whats up with that, i feel a slight pressure around my glotis, but its involuntary, its not like i'm actively doing something to keep my glottis closed.

Anyone else maybe experience something similar to this? its a bit worrying ....

 

[J Campbell]

When I do tables it deepens my voice for a little while after.

 

[Ognjen Vukovic]

Well I hope this isn't some kind of freedivers apnea balls dropping thing no one told me about .

 

[sorenlund]

I am experiencing the same when doing dry apnea.

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[Porky Pig]

When you hold your breath you need to exert force to keep your epiglottis closed. It would not be surprising if exerting this force lead to general tension in the larynx/ vocal cords, causing your issue (among freediving disciplines, statics will require the most force at the epiglottis because you are holding the pressure of a maximal breath without the assistance of reduced lung capacity at depth).

You could try closing your epiglottis while trying to relax the throat area as much as possible - this may help you isolate only the muscles required to close the epiglottis.

 

[Porky Pig]

*lung volume at depth