Why Does My Voice Crack?

Have you experienced embarrassing voice cracking? Most people have, and there’s a lot of reasons why you might be affected. From illness, stress, and good old puberty. Want more SciShow in person? We'll be at NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston on February 25th and 26th! For more information, go to http://www.nerdconnerdfighteria.com/ Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out to James Harshaw, Kevin Bealer, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Patrick Merrithew, Accalia Elementia, Charles Southerland, Fatima Iqbal, Benny, Kyle Anderson, Tim Curwick, Will and Sonja Marple, Philippe von Bergen, Bryce Daifuku, Chris Peters, Kathy Philip, Patrick D. Ashmore, Charles George, Bader AlGhamdi. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/voice-changing.html# http://medicalterms.info/anatomy/Larynx/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larynx#/media/File:Illu_larynx.jpg http://www.askdoctork.com/why-does-a-boys-voice-change-during-puberty-201511248584 http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/10/why-voices-squeak-during-puberty/ https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/31p5sh/what_makes_our_voice_crack/ http://ncvs.org/e-learning/faqs.html http://takelessons.com/blog/voice-cracks-when-singing-z02 http://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-are-human-voices-different/ http://www.thedoctorstv.com/videos/why-does-your-voice-shake-when-you-re-nervous http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/NodulesPolyps/ Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Illu_larynx.jpg