I have developed a problem with laryngitis when i'm in stressful situations. For example, when I have to deliver a speech or be interviewed for a job, I often find myself unable to "project" my voice with adequate volume. I can tell that people have trouble hearing me in these situations. The more stress I feel, the softer my volume becomes; also, the quality of my voice changes, with the sound becoming less "full" and more falsetto-like (the pitch doesn't get much higher, but it sounds very weak, like a falsetto voice). When I feel stressed before a speech or a meeting, I try to "warm up" my voice in private, but it doesn't seem to help and often makes me hoarse. Also, I try clearing my throat in these situations, but it doesn't seem to help either. Oddly enough, I have found that taking chewable pepcid ac (for acid indigestion) sometimes helps temporarily. This is really undermining my confidence in important situations. Please help! Thank you. -bill