Even a gift can get overused to its destruction. BIBLICAL wisdom contends that any gift unused will cease to be. Clinical experience, however, observed that frequently used gifts, while they may not disappear, can be so strained that these will eventually become unusable. In fact, these can be plagued with disease of overuse, so that further use of it can be dangerous to the person’s health. This observation has particular relevance among those who use their voice as their work instruments: singers, fitness club instructors, salespeople, telemarketing operators, receptionists, actors, teachers and more. A more recent study on 4,495 primary and secondary school teachers in Salvador City in Brazil confirmed earlier studies that frequent use of their voice in line with their chosen professional work can lead to diseases in the vocal folds. These voice disorders usually persist (unless treated) at least 15 days to years after diagnoses, and include such conditi
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