Voice Changes

---

Well, I am really starting to get worried about this - I'm 15.5 years old and still sound like I'm 8 or 9..

When should I start to get worried that it's not going to change!?

Just to give you a brief outlook on how far I am in puberty, here are my only signs.
-Hair (Scrotum, Base of Penis, Underarm)
-Orgasm and Ability to Ejaculate

That's pretty much it, I really havn't noticed any growth (down there).

What all is suppost to change in my age group? What age do male voices generally change?

My friends make fun of me, saying that "squeek" all the time, and about how I'm still in "those stages". I've read that "squeeking/cracking" is indeed a sign of voice change, but the thing is, if I do it, I don't seem to notice it (however others seem to) - anyways, they've been saying that for about a year now, and I'm starting to think that they are just saying that? (Sorry if that made no sense at all)!

Add anywhere from 2-4 years from when you first noticed the other signs...that's roughly your end time. Except for height and weight growth.

duration of voice breaking and when it happens will vary from person to personjust give it some time and dont worryi remember at school there was a kid with the squeakiest voice ever! he now has one of the deepest voices i know haha

I had a very squeaky voice before it broke. People used to comment - it must have been much squeakier than the average unbroken voice. One teacher said to me that I was (unconsciously) artificially keeping it high. I didn't believe him at the time, but it broke soon after, and I wonder if he was right. As your voice-box increases in size, most guys' brains try to keep the pitch the same, and it becomes more and more difficult, until they give up the effort and go to a new, lower, pitch. Perhaps my brain tried very hard to keep things the same.

In reply to: I was (unconsciously) artificially keeping it high I think I was, and to an extent, still am doing that. But then again my voice changes throughout the day, any ideas why? And is that normal, for a completely mature adult male to have a lower voice in the morning, and then a higher one throughout the day?

Relaxation of the troat produces a deeper voice. For example, when you first wake up and you say something, your voice is deep because your vocal cords are relaxed. Or if you ask a distressing question like, "what do you mean by that?" it usually brings out a higher pitch.

Ah, makes sense now, but what about: Is it normal for a mature male's voice to change from one hour to the next, in respects to the pitch. Like other then morning time.

As far as 2-4 years goes since I started, I didn't exactly mark the date on my calander when I found my first pube. I believe I was 13, unsure. Anyways - That could mean that I have to wait untill I'm 17 for my voice to chaange! That's unthinkable. I've never heard of a 17 year old w/ a childs voice.

Theres a few freshman without deep voices, but thats about it. I'm the only sophomore that I know of that doesnt have a somewhat deep voice.

I graduate when I'm 17! - That would be so embarressing if it decides to wait that long.

I knew a few guys that their voice didn't really change until around graduation time. Although, it could have been a little sooner considering I went to the high school about three times a month during my senior year.blackmanoncampus - yeah, your voice and change according to the tension in your vocal cords. Perhaps during your lunch hour you feel more relaxed or afterwards your satisfied with the meal and your voice gets a little deeper. It's weird how it all works. Like if you're bored with a conversation and your giving short answers that you don't really have to think about.

I was the equivalent of a junior when mine finally broke. Like you, JetStreak, I was a year ahead of the norm at school - I was 15. I know it's difficult to be different.

I don't neccesarily dislike being ahead of everyone else in the longrun. After all - my life will just settle in a year sooner.If I werent a year ahead, I'd still be considered "a stupid freshman"That's beside the point though. I don't "squeek that often. Usually only like once a week? Except for a few exceptions - like I squeeked twice in Algebra class a few days ago - within a minute. I remember the last time I squeeked - it was last summer at the pool. I yelled across the pool "Are we lea'IEIEIE'ving?".. It was pretty embarressing, b/c my friend was there. How long do people generally squeek once they've started? This has been goin on for half a year!