I work with my voice, and I absolutely can't get 100% voice rest, so I need to speak and talk. Does that significantly damage the vocal chords, is it temporary/long term damage, or will they be able to heal back with no problems? (I've also just had the flu/cold) I had very serious sounding hoarseness and I voice rested for about 2 days, now my voice is way better, but I can still hear hints of it being hoarse. So again, will singing impair those vocal chords?
2007-03-18 02:10:03 · 4 answers · asked by Tom R 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I am a professioanl singer and can tell you that this can hurt you over the long term. If your voice hurts then its telling you to give it a rest. The best thing you can do is drink hot herbal teas with honey and lemon and room temp. water. Try not to strain your voice any more than you have to. You can develope things called vocal nodes/nodules that are like hard blisters on the vocal chords. Once they are there they are pretty perminiat and require a risky surgical procedure to remove. This can change your voice for the rest of your life. Google some info on vocal nodes and nodules for your reference. Hope this helps! Get some rest and drink that hot tea!
2007-03-19 07:02:20 · answer #1 · answered by justinhbanner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! If you're already experiencing a 'hoarse voice', pushing yourself may result in permanant damage, similar to scarring. Take care of your throat. Consider healing by resting your voice and utilizing honey. Stay away from symptomatic relief like throat spray which only masks the problem your body is trying to warn you about.
2007-03-18 09:20:31 · answer #2 · answered by Robio the Great! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. What I would do if I were you is not talk for the weekend and drink lots of hot tea or just hot water and eat warm food!
Thats probly all that you need!
2007-03-18 09:16:53 · answer #3 · answered by Freshman15 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give it a rest you can do permanent damage if you persist.~~
2007-03-18 09:21:51 · answer #4 · answered by burning brightly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋