Overcoming Laryngitis: Squawk like a teenager, don't whisper

Dr. Enoch Choi, MD describes how to get your voice back after losing it, by squawking like a teenager with a cracking voice rather than whispering that strains the vocal cords more

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• laryngitis
• losing
• my
• voice
• hoarse
• whisper
• whispering

[ImagineCreateAction]

Dr. Enoch Choi, Thank you very much for your advice! I will keep my mouth shut. At this moment I wish I knew sign language. You take care as well :)

[iguana426]

you're awesome, thanks for the help!

[pplzsaywtf]

ive lost my voice today... its disgusting so much flem and it hurts really bad when i cough lol

[diddymuck]

stop talking in confused, hesitating statements peppered with "ha---uhhhh" and "(long long pause)...uh, you know..."

[rushnut2112]

Good post. Tks.

[doubler3tard101]

@Cherylstar67

yeah i lost my voice too. i tried sign language but most of my friends dont know it and arent patient enough to try to figure it out.

[Cherylstar67]

I have laryngitis right now -- starting 3rd day of *no* voice. Even though I 'knew' this already, I didn't heed it and whispered a long call with my Best Friend yesterday! Oops! Today no talking! Luckily I do know Sign Language but my husband does not, lol! Today some Deaf friends are coming over...phew! I'll get to communicate at last!

[chutchybo]

thanks 4 this, my own Dr told me to whisper, i shall now squawk lol

[outfitmadeofawesome]

thats because different vowel shapes resonate differently, and so some naturally are louder/easier.

for me it's "ee" like in "feet"

[BatWingedKitty]

yeah, lol the "oo" sound is easier for me (have laryngitis right now), rather than "e" or "a"

[86443]

Did anyone find they could say certain sounds more easily than others whilst their voice was recovering? So you had to choose different words with a similar meaning. For example: saying : 'true' and 'cool' instead of 'yes'. The 'oo' sound was just easier. Laughter also came out more easily.

[lindiortega]

I have laryngitis, and I am a singer, I have to get my voice back for next week, so Im not gonna talk at all for 5 days. Do you think this will ensure my voice is back by the end of next week?