Proper Voice Care

[ChocolateWhispersx]

ughh i feel like i'm breaking all these rules D: I cough a lot because of the mucus building up in my throat and it seems to be becoming a habit now. :/ It started back in December but I'm starting to notice it happening more now. -sigh- My throat has also become very dry and sore. Any advice or tips on how to get rid of the mucus? I haven't read all of the forum, just the first and last page because I really need to go to bed now...x.x But yeah this thread looks very helpful and informative, I will read more 2morrow. ;3 Hopefully this problem can go away soon :S

[rigmore]

(Sigh) 'tis rule 8 I have troubles with... i get mucus build and i can't help clearing my throat... e'en if i try not to, I still do it

[Rogue Angel]

For people with mucus or sore throats, I don't know if this helps you but it always helped me, drink black tea. I usually have a cup of hot tea without milk and two tea spoons of sugar. It really helps to clear out and soothe my throat. Tastes a little nasty without milk, but the sugar helps.

[SunShisa]

Not sure if this has been mentioned somewhere else in here, but I also heard of something that helps take care of your throat.
There's a throat spray called "singer's saving grace".

I want to try it out. Anyone know anything about it/tried it and had luck?

[Tara St. Michel]

I found a great app for iPhone/iPod Touch today that might help people who are having trouble drinking enough water. It basically bases the amount of water you should be getting daily on your body weight (for me 120 lbs = 60 ounces of water).

You can find it in the link below and it's FREE. It tracks how many glasses of water you're drinking based on the capacity of the glass that you set and gives you a grade for how well you're doing at achieving your goal of however many ounces of water it says you should drink. I'd recommend more for VAing and Singing because 70% of the population is chronically dehydrated and singers should get even more hydration than normal people. However, you should end up getting into the habit of going past what the app recommends automatically by habit. I know I have XD

Link: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/water...394032132?mt=8 (only difference between the paid version and free version is ads I think).


WARNING: You always end up making more trips to the toilet when you up your water intake. For the first little while that may not be so convenient lol.

[Praxis678]

I drink loads of green tea and so far I haven't had any issues with my vocals even when doing extremely loud or guttural voices. Dunno if it's a proven item to help but *shrugs* maybe it's a help.

[Shurai]

Just curious for health, is drinking purified or distilled water better/worse?

Also are there other options of water that should be considered?

[MystykNess]

To above comment, I know water with minerals in it dry out your throat. I have well water where I live, and believe me, I can physically feel it suck the moisture right out. :/ If I want water that won't do that, I have to get it from my fridge. Which is cold. Which means I'll probably have to start microwaving my water. Man, I'm gonna get weird looks for this. :I

And aw, gee whiz, looking at earlier posts, I didn't realize carbonation itself was bad for the throat. I thought it was the caffeine. Shoot, I've been drinking a ton of caffeine free Mountain Dew. Shucks. Back to tea for me. Non-caffeinated, of course.