my problem is that until I was 49 or 52,53 I was a Lyric soprano, now I'm a good and blowing Tenor. I live in an area in Ga. where the pollen count can stay very high in fact they give us the pollen count in the wheather report, ya know; bu I teach Pre-k and some times I have to be careful not to raise my voice at them and when I do I get this rough feeling in my throat. Now I'm 67 and I am the musician for my church(28 yrs) and I can't show the sopranos how a certain part in the song should go; Very frustrating; I have two other ladies I sing with and I'm the tenor, and they call us the Clark Sisters of Hinesville (a famous Gospel group in Black Gospel) But at least I can sing, the Lord allowed me to keep the voice period, so I should be Greatful!! And I am really greatful!