Please no medications ;)
2007-12-14 11:46:13 · 6 answers · asked by Maria 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Rest your voice.
Do NOT whisper - it is actually worse for your sore throat than just talking.
Try gargling with salt water.
Drink hot tea with lemon, ginger, and honey. This is quite good for your throat and just tastes yummy, too. Or you can do as a friend of mine does and add a little jalepeno pepper to it - which gives it a kick and is good for your sinuses.
I don't know if this is what you would consider medication or not, but the Airborne throat lozenges saved my life last year when I got the flu and still had to go on for a 2-actor play where I never got to leave the stage. My throat was so painful, but the lozenges really soothed it and let me do the show.
Eat food high in vitamin C as well.
Feel better and break a leg tomorrow!
2007-12-14 11:59:18 · answer #1 · answered by muchadoaboutnothing 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
In my opinion you should avoid the mint. I think if your throat is dry, that minty feeling may irritate you and make you feel the dry coldness more. Plain black tea with honey is fine.
A product called throat coat has helped many performers backstage during this time of year. If at all possible try it out early in the day to make sure it works ok for you. It's homeopathic and has things like licorice root and marshmallow leaf in it. It's sold at natural food stores and GNC (a vitamin provider). It's also caffeine free. This worked wonders for a friend of mine who had to sing Tuptim in King & I with a sore throat not to long ago. She kept it warm and with her backstage at all times to take sips between scenes and kept doing minimal vocal warmups because it does coat your throat but it's better than being dry and not being able to sing.
My daughters have also used it, but my little one prefers the lemon echinacea flavor over the regular. The regular tasted too much like licorice for her.
I hope you find something that works for you! Remember though not to drink anything too hot as it will scald your throat and that's not good either, even if it feels good temporarily.
Break a leg!
Marianne
2007-12-14 19:38:48 · answer #2 · answered by Marianne D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MY MOM HAS THIS ANSWER COVERED!!!
1. Tea with honey-mint tea!
2. Chicken noodle soup with tiny pieces of garlic-about this size:/ and about 8 pieces.
3. A spoonful of honey-i know it feels really thick but it tastes good and helps your throat.
4. SUCK ON LEMON!! THis is the most important. If it's too much for you, you can dip it in honey to make it sweeter. If you wanna do the main part, suck it up!!
5. Put salt into a cup (1/4 of cup) and the rest fill up with water. mix and gargle.
Hope that helps!
Break a leg!
TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS!
Julia
2007-12-14 12:59:30 · answer #3 · answered by broadwayjulzs 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Try to rest your voice - limit talking as much as possible.
hot drinks are soothing and healing - hot water or tea with lemon or honey or ginger are traditional.
Keeping your throat moist will help it feel better - try hard candies or cough drops.
Zinc lozenges, echinicea lozenges, and vitamin C lozenges are all reported to help - i've had good luck with them. you can get them at drug stores in the cold remedy section.
Make sure you warm up slowly and thoroughly, and stay relaxed - resist the urge to tighten up if you are still a bit sore at show time.
Break a leg - let us know how it went!
2007-12-14 12:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by michael b 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Try Thayer's Slippery Elm Lozenges. They're made for singers. It's a homeopathic remedy, not a western medicine.
2007-12-14 17:28:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
spoonful of honey or 2
2007-12-14 12:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋