Singing with a sore throat.
Protect your voice when you’re sick.
If you have laryngitis, or a sore throat, I have some tips on what to do. I want you to know how to support vocal health during injury like this. In this post, I will will go into the details about what this is, and how you can best protect your instrument during this time!
What causes sore throats?
Sore throats could be from inflammation, strain, viral or bacterial. Everything I recommend for laryngitis can also be used if you have a sore throat or muscles around the vocal folds. Copaiba vitality is an amazing essential oil for this issue, especially for a dry cough.
More natural ways to reduce inflammation of the vocal folds and mucus is to stay hydrated. You can use essential oils such as Copaiba & RC .
Rest
Complete vocal rest. Don’t even listen to music. Your vocal folds still work slightly when listening to music.
Steam
Breathing steam helps with the swelling of the vocal folds. Shower steam isn't hot enough to get into the smaller air ways. Boil water and put a towel over your head and breathe in that for 15 minutes several times a day until laryngitis is gone. A personal steam inhaler is also a must for singers. Contact me for specifics on what type to purchase.
Essential Oils
Various Essential oils can be added to the steam to enhance this benefit. Lemon, Lavender, Copaiba, Breathe Again, Thieves, and Peppermint essential oils are great to help with a sore throat or inflammation. Either in water or applied on nasal cavity, throat and/or chest or diffused. Local Raw Honey 1 tsp 3 times a day until back to normal and then 1x each day to support normal singing.
What if you lose your voice?
If you lose your voice for any reason, don’t whisper, it puts more air on your vocal folds causing stress and damage. A vocal fry exercise is actually the most soothing thing you can do for your voice if you are able to create any type of sound.
Do you have a specific question? I’d love to help!
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and nothing here is used to diagnosis or treat. I can address some throat and congestion issues that get in the way of singing, pain from singing, natural at home remedies for laryngitis, and how to sing through a cold and congestion. This is where the importance of warm-up/vocal workout comes in! All of these things can be tracked in the Vocal Journal.
