Caliban of Sycorax Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I'm losing my voice, and I've been losing it for the past few days. Specifically today, I just finished my last scene as Benvolio for Romeo and Juliet and did the "Tybalt, here slain" monologue, WHILE MY VOICE WAS GOING. Does anyone know remedies for voices? I'm not acting for the rest of the semester but I really want my voice back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxas Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Gargle a cup of salt water. :V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darros Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) Inhale hot steam to relax vocal cords. A hot shower can also help this. And don't drink coffee. Edited April 10, 2011 by Hawk King Tibarn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Not to be rude, but. . .talk as little as possible. Your voice box could probably use the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Sholes Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) google says use vick's vapor rub and breath it in Edited April 10, 2011 by Dr.Sholes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Gargle a cup of salt water. :V Make sure it's warm/hot too! My brother tried it and what he did was gargle it again and again till the cup emptied. And as much as you may not want to, I think you may have to try gargle it for a while. Like 20-30 seconds maybe? I forget how long I did it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliban of Sycorax Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 Thanks for the remedy ideas everyone, I'll try them tomorrow when it's not 2 AM and I'm buzzed from multiple parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celice Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Just be careful to not be dumb and expect instant-relaxation and fixes. Sure, the damaged-ness might seem to disappear, but then you might go and ruin your vocality even further. The largest issues of voiceloss is probably going to be sickness, or over-stressed usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolDeath Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Not speaking works, but just watch out, if you go too long without it your voice can get kind of weird sounding. After two or three months nobody could even understand me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shroudening Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Hopefully this doesn't sound too obvious, but you should consider drinking lots of water throughout the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Glenn Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 (edited) I experienced this relatively recently (DIII Basketball Playoffs on back-to-back nights tends to kill your voice when cheering in the stands) myself. From the experience, I'd say that resting your voice as much as possible is probably the best means of recovery. However, like when appendages are broken or injured, you'll want to user your voice a little here and there each day to "rehab" it (for lack of better terminology) as it gets better. I would say that this, coupled with lots of water and/or tea with warm honey (a general remedy for sore throats, I do believe), should help. Granted, your voice will probably take a good week or so to stabilize and return to normal, so it's not like it'll be back to the way it was overnight. EDIT - By now, I hope that things are already better and this advice only speeds that recovery up. Edited April 12, 2011 by Lord Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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