Miley Cyrus' medical condition that affects her voice and prevents touring

Daily Record

27-05-2025

The Flowers singer has Reinke's edema, which results in a swelling of the vocal cords due to a build up of fluid.
Miley Cyrus has revealed she has a medical condition, which causes her voice to give off a raspy tone and says it prevents her from touring as much as she would like. The Flowers singer has Reinke's edema, which results in a swelling of the vocal cords due to a build up of fluid.
'It's a part of my unique anatomy,' Cyrus, 32, said, adding that she has a 'very large polyp,' which is an abnormal tissue growth, on her vocal chord.
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'It's given me a lot of the tone and texture that has made me who I am, but it's extremely difficult to perform with because it's like running a marathon with ankle weights on,' Cyrus continued
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The Party in the U.S.A. singer recognised that staying up late, drinking, smoking and partying after every show back when she was 21 did not 'help' her issues, but she clarified it did not 'cause it.'
'My voice always sounded like this,' Cyrus said, revealing that that sometimes when she is overtired, her mom points out to her that she sounds like she is 'talking through a radio.'
'It creates that, like, ultimate vocal fry, and so I do have this blessing of a condition that I live with,' she said, seemingly finding a silver lining. 'My voice is super unique because of it.'
Cyrus said that she is not willing to take surgical measures to 'sever' the polyp on her vocal chord because she does not want to risk the chance of not sounding like herself.
In the meantime, the Grammy winner, who is also known for her 2013 Bangers hit Wrecking Ball, said she is taking other avenues to avoid straining her vocal chords, like not putting on shows as often as perhaps her fans would like.
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Cyrus added that in order for a global tour to happen, it would have to be done 'in a way that is sustainable' for her because she doesn't lip-sync, adding that live performance are 'taxing.'
If she doesn't do a certain amount of concerts, then it won't 'mathematically make sense' to do the tour because she'll be unable to pay the costs required for the crew and other expenses, she claimed.
The candid admission about her voice comes as has opened up about other recent health battles.
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She also admitted she had a 'pretty traumatic experience' when performing on New Year's Eve because she had an ovarian cyst rupture.
Cyrus then shared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that her 'leg began to disintegrate around the kneecap area' after she rolled around on the floor of the Hollywood Walk of Fame for one of her latest music videos.
She said, 'By November at Thanksgiving, I was put in the ICU for a moment — just for a moment.'