Ways to Keep Your Voice Healthy and Strong

 

Whether it's at work, taking care of a busy family, or talking to your mom on the phone, we use our voices all the time. Most of us don't even give our voices much thought until we temporarily lose them due to illness.

Your voice plays a vital role in your daily life, but it's easy to take it for granted, says ear, nose, and throat specialist Michael Benninger, MD.

We often lose our voice after a bad cold that progresses to laryngitis, which can be accompanied by a severe cough and hoarseness. Most of the time, our voice recovers after a few days. But every once in a while the hoarseness doesn't go away, resulting in a deep, hoarse voice and eventually damaging our vocal cords. Rest can often solve this problem, but because our lives have to go on—conference calls, soccer games, and happy hours in noisy bars—the hoarseness can persist. techiescity

Temporary hoarseness occurs in almost everyone, and nearly 20% of the US population has some degree of chronic voice dysfunction. This number is considerably worse in voice-intensive occupations. Teachers report voice problems 60% of the time in their lives and 11% at all times.

Remember that your general health will have a lot to do with your vocal health. People who eat right, watch their weight, minimize alcohol consumption, and exercise will have the stamina and strength to hold their voices.

To preserve and protect your voice, Dr. Benninger suggests these simple tips to keep your ear canals healthy:

Listen to yourself. Hoarseness can indicate something as simple as allergies or as severe as laryngeal cancer. If your hoarseness lasts more than a few weeks, especially if you smoke or don't have other cold symptoms, make an appointment with a voice specialist. Take care of your voice. If your voice is hoarse or your throat begins to scratch from overuse, rest your voice as much as possible and drink water to help lubricate your vocal cords.

Quit smoking forever. Tobacco, nicotine, chemicals, and inhaled heat can create inflammation and swelling and cause cancer in the mouth, nose, throat, and lungs. Stop chewing and stop smoking. It is terrible for your health in the short and long term. techiesin


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