Hey guys.

I normally enjoy singing alot but the last few months I've had some kind of sore throat, Its only hit me recently how long this has lasted. I haven't been able to sing my full range since February. Sometimes there's a sharp pin pain in my throat, others times it feels like there is a small lump that feels asif its blocking my airway just causing a sense of general discomfort.... I have tried to warm up my voice on many occasions but to no luck.

 

Anyway, does anyone have any suggestions on how I can remedy this situation, much longer and I shall visit the doctors but I feel they would just turn me away with a sore throat :|

 

PS my singing voice in my lower and falsetto registers is fine...

Lump on inside of throat is on left side, above my tonsols (which doctor said were fine)

Left nostril breathing ability has reduced with my right doing most the work

throat isnt in pain as such, just mild discomfort

Went to the doctors, he barely saw the lump, said my throat looked fine (despite the asymmetry this lump is causing) just said I should rest my voice... Either way, its getting worse. Any help wold be appreciated

 

Thanks

Jack

hey! sorry to hear about your sore throat. you could try this, it's pretty effective:

 

take a ginger root and cut some of it up but don't chop it...just cut it in chunks or slices (preferably thick slices). you can peel the bark. then put the ginger roots in a pot with some water and add some cinnamon (optional). boil it. afterwards just sieve the stuff and drink the water....it's like a tea...you can add sugar.

 

if it's complicated, just cut some ginger root, peel it and chew it....

 

 

i hope that helps!

Ill give it a go!

alrighty! let me know if it works!

It seems to help temporarily, ive been drinking it for the past couple of days but I still cant sing properly. Im trying to let my voice rest a little, but its too tempting to sing I enjoy it too much lol... Also, it tastes quite nice

same thing with me :blank:

 

for the past 3 weeks I've been having this cough and having stuff get clogged in my throat. I actually got so bad that I could barely sing at my concert with my acapella group so I had to improvise. I'm still sick :blank:

 

I wanna try the ginger thing, but i dont have any :wreck:

someone told me something about honey but i dont know how that works :confused:

same thing with me :blank:

 

for the past 3 weeks I've been having this cough and having stuff get clogged in my throat. I actually got so bad that I could barely sing at my concert with my acapella group so I had to improvise. I'm still sick :blank:

 

I wanna try the ginger thing, but i dont have any :wreck:

someone told me something about honey but i dont know how that works :confused:

 

 

hey! sorry to hear about the sore throat! yeah honey works too....try putting a spoon of it in your tea.

 

@Jack: sorry that the problem is still going on, you could try the honey thing too and let's see if that helps... (i'm glad you liked the ginger! sorry that the relief was only temporary)

 

If i get any more ideas i'll share!

@iccp... I have to say my voice is SOOOO much better, still a little sore and raspy, but omg I can actually sing higher notes now! woohoo, seems to have helped alot, thanks very much!

@iccp... I have to say my voice is SOOOO much better, still a little sore and raspy, but omg I can actually sing higher notes now! woohoo, seems to have helped alot, thanks very much!

 

you absolutely cannot imagine how happy i am to hear that your voice is so much better!!!! wishing you a speedy recovery!!!

Haha why so happy? Was this a solution you discovered yourself?

haha..nah i didn;t discover this myself...it's a family thing actually

try this :) worked for me last week.

 

http://altmedicine.about.com/od/healthconditionsdisease/a/sore_throat.htm

Thanks I will give the home remedies a go, lemon etc, I have stopped using the ginger and my sore throat has come back thought not as bad, I haven't been singing anywhere near as much either...

best of luck!!! :thumbsup:

Ive discovered why my voice is poor as of late....

 

I opened my mouth wide and looked in the mirror with good lighting, I have a lump on the back of my throat with what looks to be a deep cut on it, its pertruding out and pushing the shape of my arch... its in the same place where I get the discomfort, so problem solved, im going to book an appointment at the doctors. Thing is, I don't remember a sharp pain when eating or anything, and this must have been here for a long time, i had looked once before, but it was pretty dim lighting and i didn't notice it.. that or its got a lot bigger since then...

 

****

 

 

seen a doctor now, he said things like this can come and go but essentially its nothing to worry about, he said the asymmetry wasn't too much of a cause for concern but said that I should see a throat specialist about my vocal chords (which are much further down the throat) as the symptoms i described, grainy voice, difficulty reaching notes is worrying - but not related to the lump at the back of my mouth. I think I will be taking the docs advise but first I will be resting my voice for 2 months - if I can manage to not sing for all that time....

Ive discovered why my voice is poor as of late....

 

I opened my mouth wide and looked in the mirror with good lighting, I have a lump on the back of my throat with what looks to be a deep cut on it, its pertruding out and pushing the shape of my arch... its in the same place where I get the discomfort, so problem solved, im going to book an appointment at the doctors. Thing is, I don't remember a sharp pain when eating or anything, and this must have been here for a long time, i had looked once before, but it was pretty dim lighting and i didn't notice it.. that or its got a lot bigger since then...

 

****

 

 

seen a doctor now, he said things like this can come and go but essentially its nothing to worry about, he said the asymmetry wasn't too much of a cause for concern but said that I should see a throat specialist about my vocal chords (which are much further down the throat) as the symptoms i described, grainy voice, difficulty reaching notes is worrying - but not related to the lump at the back of my mouth. I think I will be taking the docs advise but first I will be resting my voice for 2 months - if I can manage to not sing for all that time....

 

Hate to say it, but I've known a couple people who had nodules, and you have all the symptoms man. Good luck with however it turns out.:)

Nodules? Ok I was talking to my friend who sings in a jazz band, he says he has a few friends who had nodules. Ive never heard of them until now, just done a quick google search on them, but my research was inconclusive on the following...

 

are they visible when simply looking down your throat in a mirror? Because this lump, which has an 'x' shaped wound of some kind in it is just above my tonsils, allthough doc said my tonsols are fine and Ive never had tonsolitus

 

is the damage they do permanent? Should I be ok after 2 months rest from singing?

 

 

Other information...

 

Occasionally it is painfull to swallow, mostly it is fine, ive noticed over the last couple of months also, that breathing through my left nostril has been reduced significantly with my right doing most the work...

When i touch this lump, it doesnt hurt...

 

 

Ahhh damn, I just want to be ok

Nodules? Ok I was talking to my friend who sings in a jazz band, he says he has a few friends who had nodules. Ive never heard of them until now, just done a quick google search on them, but my research was inconclusive on the following...

 

are they visible when simply looking down your throat in a mirror? Because this lump, which has an 'x' shaped wound of some kind in it is just above my tonsils, allthough doc said my tonsols are fine and Ive never had tonsolitus

 

is the damage they do permanent? Should I be ok after 2 months rest from singing?

 

 

Other information...

 

Occasionally it is painfull to swallow, mostly it is fine, ive noticed over the last couple of months also, that breathing through my left nostril has been reduced significantly with my right doing most the work...

When i touch this lump, it doesnt hurt...

 

 

Ahhh damn, I just want to be ok

 

I really don't know that much about them other than that they're fairly common among singers and that they can be quite debilitating. I think they're way down on the vocal chords where they're invisible to the naked eye though. Usually, people need surgery to correct them, and there's no guarantee that you'll get your range back afterwards. (Julie Andrews famously lost her ability to sing from nodule surgery). I'm not sure if rest helps, but it's probably a good idea not to put any strain on your voice until you can get a proper diagnosis from a Doctor.