Vocal Music Advice

I have been unable to stop coughing heavily for the past few days, almost the past week and my voice is very chesty and my head voice is weak and quiet now.  Usually when I get sick this doesn’t happen so I’m worried. This is not a drip cough so it’s not like I have a bunch of phlegm in my throat preventing my voice from having clarity.

Answer: A “tickle cough” can become debilitating while it lasts … and some coughs seem to hang on for a long time.  As often as not a lingering cough stems from something other than merely a cold or sinus infection or something in the larynx … and is often an indication of some sort of upper-respiratory infection, inflammation and a build up of unwanted liquid-matter in the lungs … making breathing also more difficult and inefficient.  Something like this should be checked by an M.D.  But, if you can, see a doctor who does not simply prescribe an antiobiotic for everything.  The better medical doctors are becoming nutritionally and “holistically” aware.  There may be things you can do with diet, lifestyle, supplements and herbs that would help your own immune system beat this thing – rather than resorting to the ever-popular antiobiotic – that kills all bacteria (including good bacteria) indiscriminately, leaving your immune system even more susceptible to infection after the course is finished.

Deal with the cause of the cough.  Allow your body to heal … then get back to singing.  Your voice will come back.  You need to give your voice a rest while the cough persists.

Best wishes to you.