<unk>  (BBS) is a voice disorder that is caused by abuse or overuse of the vocal cords. Armed Forces Radio Services broadcaster Jack Brown interviews Humphrey<unk>  and Lauren<unk>  for broadcast to troops overseas during World War II. People who speak or sing outside their normal vocal range can develop BBS; symptoms are chiefly an unnaturally deep or rough voice, or dysphonia, and vocal fatigue. The people most commonly afflicted are those who speak in a low-pitched voice, particularly if they have poor breath and vocal control. The syndrome can affect both men and women. In 1988, an article was published describing a discrete type of vocal dysfunction which results in men sounding like actor Humphrey<unk>  and women sounding like actress Lauren<unk> ; coincidentally,<unk>  and<unk>  were married to each other and made several films together. BBS is now the medical term for an ongoing hoarseness that often afflicts actors, singers or TV/radio voice workers who routinely speak in a very low pitch. Treatment usually involves voice therapy by a speech language pathologist.
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