Contents:
- Medical Video: Why Do Men Have Deeper Voices?
- The cause of the sound changes during puberty in boys
- Other changes in boys who are puberty
Medical Video: Why Do Men Have Deeper Voices?
When entering puberty, there are many changes that occur in the body and behavior of adolescents, for men one of which is a change in sound. Do you know why sounds change when puberty occurs in boys who are teenagers? This is the answer.
The cause of the sound changes during puberty in boys
Puberty is a stage of development of a child becoming physically mature. Puberty takes place in the age range of 10-14 years for women and the age range 12-16 years for men. When stepping on puberty, boys and girls experience physical changes.
On puberty, the male body starts producing a lot testosterone which causes changes in several parts of the body including sounds. Why does the sound change during puberty? The answer, as reported by Kidshealth,because the male larynx, also known as the voice box, grows bigger when it gets older.
The larynx is located in the throat at the top of the trachea or throat, like a hollow tube around 5 cm high. Larynx is responsible for producing sound. There are two muscles that stretch on the larynx, namely the vocal cords. When you breathe, the vocal cords will relax against the laryngeal wall and completely open to allow air to enter and exit the lungs.
When you speak, the vocal cords are close to stretching in the base of the throat. The air from the lungs is then forced out between vocal cords, causing it to vibrate and produce a tone of voice. Well, because the male larynx will grow bigger during puberty, the vocal cords will grow longer and thicker. Also the facial bones will begin to grow.
Cavities in the sinuses, nose and back of the throat also grow larger, creating more space on the face that makes more noise for echoes. All of these factors are the reason why the voice changes when puberty occurs in adolescent boys.
This change in voice for puberty men can be explained by imagining a guitar. When thin strings are picked, vibrations will produce high notes. Whereas when thick strings are picked, it sounds much deeper when vibrating. That is a picture of what happens to the voices of teenage boys.
Before experiencing growth, the male larynx is relatively small and the vocal cords are relatively thin. So the voice of a boy will be high. However, when bones, cartilage, and vocal cords grow, the sound will begin to sound like an adult.
Other changes in boys who are puberty
In addition to changing voice at puberty, male adolescents will also experience several stages of development size of the testicles and penis which is enlarged. There is no standard benchmark for when this change occurs in adolescent boys. Increased penis size can occur from the age of 9 years or older, but there are some 15 year olds who have not yet experienced it.
However, don't worry because usually such conditions are considered normal. Everyone can experience different physical developments, both the age of change and their size.
In addition, there is no need to worry if there is a slight difference in size between the testes and each other because it is normal. During puberty, male teenagers will also experience wet dreams, that is ejaculation that occurs during sleep. The penis can erect or tighten because it is filled with blood and can also expel semen. This is thought to occur due to increased testosterone.
What needs to be done is to routinely examine it by touching the penis and testicles after bathing to find out the normal shape and whether there is a lump or not. If you feel there are lumps, discoloration of the testicles, or pain, don't be shy to see a doctor. Teenage boys will also experience fine hair growth that grows around the genitals and armpits in the pubic and armpit areas.
