I lost my voice!

Arwen · Post by **Arwen** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:37 am

I woke up yesterday morning and had a bit of a hoarse voice. Throughout the day, I found that I couldn't raise the pitch of my voice above an F or a G. Now, this morning, I can barely speak at all besides a low rumble or a whisper. I can't scream or sing. To make matters worse, I'm not even home. I'm here in Baltimore, MD, at a week long Convention, where there's a bunch of people I haven't seen in a while and would like to greet!

It's weird because I couldn't imagine not being able to speak. It just feels so odd!

This ever happened to you? How long did it last, and what do you recommend?

J-man · Post by **J-man** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:58 am

I don't think I've ever lost my voice for very long, although my voice has been known to give out on me when I first wake up. My sister has lost her voice for a day or so before though.

Aelwyn · Post by **Aelwyn** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:58 am

What do I reccomenn?

Drink lots of water. If you have a sore/scratchy throat, suck on fruit breezers. They really help soothe your throat, and they taste better than cough drops.

gimp80995 · Post by **gimp80995** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:11 am

Drink tons of water and fruit juices, and try to avoid whispering (it actually can irritate your throat more than trying to talk does). When I loose my voice it typically goes out for 2-5 days at a time.

Peace Out

-Gimp

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:18 am

I teach swimming lessons at a pool, and it's really easy to lose one's voice if you're not used to shouting for 5 hours straight. Once, when I already had a sore throat, I damaged my vocal chords so severely that I couldn't speak for nearly a week afterwards.

mr. mellow · Post by **mr. mellow** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:52 am

well I would try looking under the couch cause last time I lost my voice thats where I found it.

Post by **Catspaw** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:50 pm

Oh Mellow, you really are too much.

I've never lost my voice, though I picked up enough of a cold to sound pretty bad right now.

I hope that you can talk normally again soon, Arwen!

Country Girl · Post by **Country Girl** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:31 pm

much to everyone who knows me's great sorrow, I've never totally lost my voice.
what can I say?

gimp80995 · Post by **gimp80995** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:41 am

mr. mellow wrote:well I would try looking under the couch cause last time I lost my voice thats where I found it.

Hmmm.......I found mine under the bed *shrugs*

Peace Out

-Gimp

Hope · Post by **Hope** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:52 am

i hate when i loose my voice... i only loose it when i have a really bad cold or if i had been screaming the day before... i agree with gimp. drink a lot of water

Jennifer Doyle · Post by **Jennifer Doyle** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:02 am

I lost my voice on the fourth day of camp! Boy that was bad. I never fully got it back, because I was always yelling, singing, shouting, etc. I think it was because I licked a crow feather.

Gabriel Dragsack · Post by **Gabriel Dragsack** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:04 pm

I've lost my voice, it's communicating with people when no one can hear you! Thankfully my friends knew exactly what I wanted with me needing to tell them.

jasodia · Post by **jasodia** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:40 pm

I've lost my voice like completely only once. I found that you just kinda have to wait for it to come back. Like, hot tea and juice and stuff helped it not to hurt, though.

Rachael Blackgaard · Post by **Rachael Blackgaard** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:48 pm

My voice got really really messed up one time, when I was really sick. (It was actually the week I opened the NSP, ironically enough)

Aelwyn · Post by **Aelwyn** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:19 pm

I don't think I would've been very surprised if I had lost my voice last week when I was staffing at camp. Especially after refereeing Line Soccer. I had to call out numbers, and a few times they were like, "You need to talk louder!" And I was thinking, "I can't yell any louder!" I honestly can't yell if I don't have a reason.

And my brothers weren't bothering me.

j/k