i am singing tonight and my voice is hoarse any instant cures?
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stop singing, rest a while, take only warm substances avoid cold stuff...this does it for me...A mixture of honey, ginger and garlic crushed together into a paste...lick a bit and then sip some warm water, continue doing this, as you feel your throat healing, sing some simple notes...it really does work, try it and give me a feed back.
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There is a great tea called "Throat Coat" that actually lubricates your throat and vocal chords.  A lot of professional vocalists use this...\nI always keep some on hand and even take it with me when I travel.\nIt is made by a company called Traditional Medicinals.
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I have some advice, if you have a good voice don't sing in that style it will probably ruin it if you've never done it before.  Screaming is very, very hard on a female voice.  Work into it slowly.  I almost ruined my classically trained voice by singing in a garage band.  Don't try to sound like anyone else, find your own unique groove.
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Several viral infections result in lost voices. It causes swelling in and around the vocal chords.\n\nYou'll be tempted to clear your throat, but that makes it worse, as does coughing. You have to wait for the swelling to subside.
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I'm a singer, too.  Here's what helps:\n\n--Tea & Limon(cuts through the phlem), if need sweetener, only use honey\n--NO milk products;  soup must be broth soup only\nAlso, use Ricola losengers.  They work the best for singing.\n--If you are Totally congested in your throat and need a miracle, you can take a teaspoon of olive oil.  (very nasty)\n-- pray! :)\n\nHope this helps!
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Honey.\n\nStir honey in a glass of room temperature water and gargle with it.\n\nHave a spoonful of honey to soothe a sore throat.\n\nHave Honey and lime,  if you have a cold.\n\nHoney and ginger is good for a cough.\n\nAlso, warm salt water gargling will work wonders if you have lost your voice.
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myth. lots of water and rest. don't sing if your throat is sore. it will only make it worse. if you have a proper technique then you won't have to worry about problems with your throat.Drinks lots of water to de phlegm and rest your voice to keep from over use.
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the CURE depends on the cause - virus, bacteria, vocal abuse...  you'd have to see a physician for a diagnosis and appropriate recommendation for treatment/prescription.\n\nRelief of the soreness can be obtained through over-the-counter pain medications, like Tylenol or Advil, as well as by lozenges or sprays that contain analgesics (they usually taste bad, though!). Salt water gargles are also nasty to taste, but help kill germs and speed recovery time.
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Tips from American Idol. They do not use any dairy for a day before they have to sing. Then they have ice cream as  release after they sing. Before they sing they swallow 2 teaspoons of olive oil to lubricate throat.\n\nTo really improve your voice you need to use the foods suggested on this site for weight loss but they also remove the mucous causing the raspiness. Ideally  a mostly raw vegan diet gives you a huge advantage over everyone else.
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Maybe you have laryngitis. If you have laryngitis, your voice will not work.  Give it a few days and it should get better.
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JESUS CHRIST.....GO SEE A DIFFERENT DOCTOR....AND AFTER THAT...IF THE DOCTOR DOESNT HELP...FOR GOD SKAKES I DONT KNOW....BUT SWOLLEN VOCAL CHORDS FOR 4 MONTHS HAS TO BE BAD!!
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Have you tried Singing this helps with stammering as you use a different part of you brain to control your voice, than you use when talking. Also breathing exercises are very helpful and don't try to say every thing at once, just slow down and take your time there is no hurry.\nHealth, Peace and Happiness.
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yeah, you need to give your larynx a rest.  Keep talking at a minimum.  Drink lots of fluids, I heard gargling salt water might help, but I don't know.  Hot lemonade works for sore throats, I don't know about laryngitis.  Did you go to the M.D.?
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Truly what worked for me was to sing along with girls singing (on cd of course) and please do it when nobody is around.  i used to do it in my car, would sing with whatever I could and expanded my range about 4 notes in about 2 months.  (also remember to take zinc... helps the vocal chords repair)
900089
Try gargling with some warm salt water, maybe a tablespoon or two in about half a glass and do it every couple hours.  It'll help a bit.
411311
if you know what a scale is then this is what you can do, it helps. start from any medium pitched note and sing it straight, as straight as possible and for as long as possible, then sing the next LOWER note the same way, then the next LOWER and the next and the next till you voice cant go any lower. then go back up to the note from where you started. So it will be like singing do ti la so fa mi... and then back up. do it for a month and see the difference. this works like hell.
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If you continue feeling like this...you should seek medical attention.  Over a year ago my throat was bothering me for over a week...I didn't do anything about it and ended up losing my voice for two weeks.  I finally sought medical attention when I lost my voice and found out that I had a polyp on my vocal cord.  So definitely if it continues to be a problem...Go see a doctor!!!