> Hmm...here's a question for all you scientific/doctorish people: Why is my voice usually really deep when I have a cold? I don't have a sore throat, if that helps any. I have no idea, and it's a nice question, so I thought I'd ask.

I'm not a scientific/doctorish person by any means, but since no one's responded to you question yet, I'll take a wild stab at it.

The same thing happens to me (and just about everyone else I know) when I have a cold. Why, I was just talking to a friend on the phone a few minutes ago, and he's just getting over a cold, and his voice sounds unusually deep.

I think it has something to do with all the phlegm that accumulates in your sinuses / throat / lungs when you have a cold. My theory is, it not only muffles your voice and makes it sound funny, but where are your vocal chords? In your throat! I bet they get all clogged with phlegm too, and that's what makes your voice go deep.

I hate having a cold, but I think it's kind of neat when I can sing several notes deeper on the musical scale than I normally do.

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