Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Forum - Throat strain and tightness

Conditions and Diseases > Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Forum > Throat strain and tightness

Coughs

Do you know the three main reasons we cough? Learn common causes of cough and when coughing might indicate a more serious health problem....

Q: Throat strain and tightness

asked by: Lsunshine79 on July 20th, 2009

New User

I sing in a heavy metal band and basically scream into the microphone. A couple weeks ago my throat started to hurt and felt strained. I skipped a week of band practice, but still sang in the car and house. Went to band practice again yesterday- It came back. It's been strained for over 24 hours now, worse than before. It hurts to talk, feels like my throat is swelled up, my neck muscles are tight, feels like there is a lump in my throat, and at times, i feel like i have to concentrate to breathe. Anybody have a way to treat this or have any idea what it is?

Replies(1)

odious

replied on August 20th, 2009

New User

yep, your beating the hell out of your throat without warming up first. It's like being a marathon runner who doesn't bother to warm up. You'll feel the pain. Try tea, pref decaf, with lemon and honey to relax your throat, and see a vocal coach at least long enough to learn a couple of warm up exersises. Don't worry, they're not gonna try and make you sing like Bon Jovi. Even the legendary Hetfield warms up before screaming his guts out.

Learn About Us

Get Help

Join In

Do More

We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health
information:
verify here.

The site is not a replacement for professional medical opinion, examination, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your medical doctor or other qualified health professional before starting any new treatment or making any changes to existing treatment. Do not delay seeking or disregard medical advice based on information written by any author on this site. No health questions and information on eHealth Forum is regulated or evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and therefore the information should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease without the supervision of a medical doctor. Posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author, and not the administrators, moderators, or editorial staff and hence eHealth Forum and its principals will accept no liabilities or responsibilities for the statements made. Schizophrenia health sitemap.
This page was last updated on January 1, 2009.
© 2008 eForums, Inc