Broadway actor Drew Gehling works to help others understand vocal issues and fixes

CBS News' Christina Ruffini met with Broadway actor Drew Gehling to hear about his journey from having vocal cord issues to launching a study that could help others.

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[VEGANSAM]

I lost my normal voice almost 30 years ago for about 2 horrendous years... And after having seen the top otolaryngology experts in the US...the only thing that helped me were the suggestions of the voice therapist at the clinic of one of the Drs who said he couldn't help me, who gave me these & a few more voice exercises...which solved it in 2 weeks, & I do to this day. I even send her a Thank you note every 5 years!
But it's important to remember that the results show after 48 hrs... So everything you do, is for a 2 day delayed benefit. Something NO ONE ever told me, which would've saved me a LOT of frustration.

[jenniferhiemstra]

There's some misinfo here or a least the info given was misunderstood...it's not exactly about increasing airflow but proper use of air flow and coordination. 
The water bubbling is about opening the back of the throat to keep it from getting squeezed as mentioned here, and no vocal fry is NOT damaging to your voice if done properly and used when needed.

[AishawithanEye]

Vocal fry is not damaging to the voice. It's part of many vocal warm ups and, personally, helps me relax my vocal chords.

[cynthiamason]

I wonder if gargling with plain water would have the same hydration affect?

[AishawithanEye]

I give Ruffini a D grade for this story. There's a lot of misinformation she shared that is from her misunderstanding or altogether mishearing proper and improper use of voice. Watcher beware. Fortunately, there's plenty of educational Youtube videos about proper use of the voice.