In this clip Christella Antoni explains that many people steam their voice daily hoping it will improve, but often see no change because they expect a passive fix. She clarifies what steam inhalation is good for but also what it’s limitations are with regard to being an effective treatment.

In this video Christella Antoni explains that steam inhalation can bring direct moisture to the vocal cords because inhaled vapour passes through the cords into the lungs, unlike drinking water, which goes down the oesophagus.

While hydration and steaming may soothe dryness, hoarseness, or irritation (such as during a cold, flu, or after coughing) and can feel comforting for performers before or after a show, they usually won’t fix underlying vocal pathologies like nodules, cysts, or polyps, which may require therapy and sometimes surgery.

Steam also won’t resolve nerve-related issues such as vocal cord paralysis after thyroidectomy or viral injury. If steaming and good vocal care haven’t improved the voice after a couple of weeks, the speaker advises seeing an ENT for an examination and possible referral for voice therapy.

00:00 Steam Fixes Voice
00:25 Why People Steam
00:38 Steam vs Drinking
01:57 Limits for Pathology
03:01 Myths and Comfort
03:39 When to See ENT
04:21 Wrap Up and Subscribe

The clip discusses how being bullied at school about one’s voice can lead to long-term emotional effects, including fear of speaking. Christella Antoni notes that children, especially boys with a higher pitch, may be targeted, and that people can become self-conscious about traits like pitch being too high or low or sounding too nasal.

In this clip, Christella Antoni explains that voice therapy can help people in a holistic way by improving speech and increasing overall confidence, especially vocal confidence and describes how feeling more confident in one’s voice can make everyday and high-stakes situations more possible.

Christella Antoni explains that negative comments about someone’s voice, especially in childhood, can create a distorted perception of how they sound, even when their voice is actually normal. She suggests that a therapeutic outlet, along with exercises and coaching, can help people develop a more accurate perception of their voice. Ultimately, they emphasise that while voice work can improve sound, there also needs to be acceptance of one’s voice—both the version someone is trying to change and the voice they end up with.

This clip explains that changing your voice is possible—sometimes quickly—and can involve either big overall shifts or specific adjustments. Christella Antoni emphasises that improving articulation and speech can change how the voice sounds and how it is presented, depending on what someone wants to achieve.

In this video, Christella Antoni (Consultant Speech & Language Therapist) discusses how disliking or even hating the sound of one’s own voice is common and can stem from experiences such as childhood bullying about pitch, nasal quality, or other perceived traits, sometimes leaving long-term emotional effects.

She explains that while professionals may hear a voice differently than the person perceives it, therapy can address both vocal health issues (such as hoarseness or possible pathology), learned speech habits, and presentation goals so a person sounds more like they want to sound.

00:00 Why We Hate Our Voice
00:54 Therapy Goals And Adjustment
01:28 Can You Change Your Voice?
02:40 Speech Shapes Voice Sound
03:30 Clarity Loudness Confidence
04:56 When It Signals A Problem
05:47 Perception Past And Acceptance

In this video Christella Antoni explores whether a voice can be re-feminised after testosterone treatment.