Help! Singing Advice Needed!?

Question:

Help! Singing Advice Needed!?

ok well i've just been singing for 3 days in a row. Well i kinda had no rest, and my voice once again is hoarse. Should I stop talking for like a day or two? and just do vocal rest, or wat should i do. THanks for the help

Paula

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: It always astonishes me when I read so called "voice remedies" like drinking tea, or gallons of water, or drinking brandy et al. And why am I astonished?

Your larynx, which contains your vocal cords, is located in your windpipe. Anything that you drink will not have any effect on the vocal cords. If it did, you'd chock.

The best cure for a horse voice or for simple laryngitis is steam. Steam shrinks vocal cord swelling. It is the swelling that creates a horse voice and laryngitis.

My recommendation, that one that I give all my vocal students, is to go out an buy yourself a vaporizer. Set it up so that it will be pumping out steam while you sleep at night. This is the best time to do it because when you sleep, you are not using your voice. It's a classic win/win where the voice is getting the rest it needs while the steam is helping to reduce the swelling.

Your cup of tea or shot of brandy might be good for the soul but it will do nothing to aid your vocal cords.

Sleep with steam for a few nights and your voice will be as good as new.

One more thing. Sometimes environmental stresses cause the vocal cords to swell. If you have allergies or a cold virus, I'd sleep with steam and take an antihistamine to help reduce the swelling.

Hope this helps!