There’s a Medical Reason Behind Miley Cyrus’ Raspy Voice

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Have you ever wondered why Miley Cyrus’ voice sounds the way it does?  You know, like kinda raspy and gravelly?  Turns out there’s a medical reason behind it.

She has what’s called Reinke’s Edema, and it became worse in her early 20s.  It’s basically swelling of the vocal cords, and can be caused by vocal abuse, smoking, and acid reflux.  And she also has a large polyp.

Miley says, quote, “Being 21 and staying up and drinking and smoking and partying after every show does not help.  But also in my case, it does not cause it.  So my voice always sounded like this. So I have this very large polyp on my vocal cord, which has given me a lot of the tone and the texture that has made me who I am, but it’s extremely difficult to perform with because it’s like running a marathon with ankle weights on.”

She doesn’t want to get removed though, because she might not sound like herself without it.

Miley’s next album, “Something Beautiful”, comes out next Friday, May 30th.

SOURCES: People & Consequence