Do You lost your singing voice? If singing is your livelihood (or even if it isn't, if it's just important for your mental health), losing your voice can be irritating at best, horrifying at worst. It happens to everyone once in a while, but that knowledge doesn't make it any easier when it comes about to you!
The primary thing to remember is not to panic. Try to see why you've lost your voice. If you have ailments, that's pretty obvious. The cure is sleep, sip some water, eat a healthy diet and settle your voice as more as you can.
Do you smoke? If so, STOP! Few things are worse for your vocal tract than damaging it with carcinogens. (The same goes for messing tobacco, too.) Too much consumption of alcohol isn't good for your voice, either.
Did you wake up hoarse the morning after shouting your lungs out at a concert or sporting event? You possibly over-strained your voice. Ditto if you just started rehearsing tough new material after a break from singing.
So what do you do if you've over-strained your voice? The first thing is to make a note to yourself: next time don't shout so loud or sing full volume for a long time after a break. And if you do want to whimper, use good breath support for it the same as you would for singing. An ounce of avoidance is worth a pound of treatment.
After this, rest your voice as much as you can between rehearsals. Do not speak except it's absolutely required, and when you do, speak tenderly and at a higher pitch than usual. If you find that you are often becoming hoarse after rehearsals, talk with your voice teacher regarding it. If you don't have a voice teacher, find one!
You will desire to see an otolaryngologist (ear-nose-throat or ENT). When possible, find one who is an expert in working with singers. He or she will use a special device called a laryngoscope to search down your throat and directly observe your larynx (voice box). If there are any polyps or nodules, they will be seen with the laryngoscope.
If none of that helps and polyps or nodules are still existing, they may have to be surgically removed. The recovery period after removal of nodules can be different, depending on individual factors. Follow the doctor's speech or pathologist's instructions closely, and don't try to haste back into singing.
If you adhere to a healthy lifestyle and follow regimen, however, you won't have to figure out how long it takes to recover from having laryngeal nodules removed. You won't develop them in the first place!
The primary thing to remember is not to panic. Try to see why you've lost your voice. If you have ailments, that's pretty obvious. The cure is sleep, sip some water, eat a healthy diet and settle your voice as more as you can.
Do you smoke? If so, STOP! Few things are worse for your vocal tract than damaging it with carcinogens. (The same goes for messing tobacco, too.) Too much consumption of alcohol isn't good for your voice, either.
Did you wake up hoarse the morning after shouting your lungs out at a concert or sporting event? You possibly over-strained your voice. Ditto if you just started rehearsing tough new material after a break from singing.
So what do you do if you've over-strained your voice? The first thing is to make a note to yourself: next time don't shout so loud or sing full volume for a long time after a break. And if you do want to whimper, use good breath support for it the same as you would for singing. An ounce of avoidance is worth a pound of treatment.
After this, rest your voice as much as you can between rehearsals. Do not speak except it's absolutely required, and when you do, speak tenderly and at a higher pitch than usual. If you find that you are often becoming hoarse after rehearsals, talk with your voice teacher regarding it. If you don't have a voice teacher, find one!
You will desire to see an otolaryngologist (ear-nose-throat or ENT). When possible, find one who is an expert in working with singers. He or she will use a special device called a laryngoscope to search down your throat and directly observe your larynx (voice box). If there are any polyps or nodules, they will be seen with the laryngoscope.
If none of that helps and polyps or nodules are still existing, they may have to be surgically removed. The recovery period after removal of nodules can be different, depending on individual factors. Follow the doctor's speech or pathologist's instructions closely, and don't try to haste back into singing.
If you adhere to a healthy lifestyle and follow regimen, however, you won't have to figure out how long it takes to recover from having laryngeal nodules removed. You won't develop them in the first place!
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