# I've never lost my voice this bad before **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 5, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-lost-my-voice-this-bad-before/306962 "2005-06-05T03:09:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-lost-my-voice-this-bad-before/306962/1 "2005-06-05T03:09:54Z")
Thursday night my voice started getting rough toward the end of karaoke, and by the time I was driving home my throat was sore and it hurt even to yawn. Since waking up Friday my voice is just getting worse, although it doesn’t hurt. On the other hand, my sinuses were hurting yesterday (Friday). And I don’t mean my voice just sounds scratchy; I’m barely producing sound. This sucks a lot, especially since there’s a phone call I’m expecting and some calls I need to make and I just can’t do it. I’m coughing a little bit, so I hope that between that and the sinus pain this isn’t \*another \*infection. Gah. Tack this on to still getting over a car accident from 3 weeks ago and I’m not a happy camper. Welcome to my pity party. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-lost-my-voice-this-bad-before/306962/2 "2005-06-05T03:13:06Z")
Oooh, sexy and scratchy Lauren Bacall voice? Fun! Squeaky non-voice and sinus pain? Not nearly as much fun. ☹ Hydrate as much as you can and feel better soon. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-lost-my-voice-this-bad-before/306962/3 "2005-06-05T10:19:45Z")
You know, that’s a great title for an instrumental cut on a vocalist’s album. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-lost-my-voice-this-bad-before/306962/4 "2005-06-05T10:50:13Z")
Everybody seems to recommend honey for these things. I know some singers who were big on it. Two summers ago, I had a cold with throat pain over the summer and drank a lot of tea with honey… I don’t know if it helped, but it tasted great. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-lost-my-voice-this-bad-before/306962/5 "2005-06-05T11:37:58Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m barely producing sound. This sucks a lot Well consider the alternative… I know this lady, whose husband works with my wife. Seems every few weeks she has throat problems. While I _am_ sympathetic… she sounds like a pre-op transexual mickey mouse. You know that fake really high falsetto voice? Anyway it’s like fingernails on the chalk board. I’d much rather she just whispered. ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-lost-my-voice-this-bad-before/306962/6 "2005-06-05T20:40:58Z")
> [@](#): > > You know that fake really high falsetto voice? I’m unfortunately all too familiar with that voice. Back in 12th grade, I got a sinus infection and lost my voice right before the Spanish AP exam. If you’ve ever taken a language AP, you know you have to record yourself speaking on tape. The only voice I could manage to squeak out was a Mickey Mouse falsetto, and I sounded ridiculous, but it was all I had. I’ll never forget waiting for the test to begin, clutching my large travel mug full of tea. **Marley23** , I’d be happy to down some tea with honey (which does help) but Long Island is finally seeing some summery weather - it’s a bit hard to want to consume hot liquid right now. OTOH I’m trying to hydrate as much as I can. I find that my voice gets a little better after a shower because of the steam. Hopefully I have enough of a voice tomorrow to call the ENT. Bah. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-lost-my-voice-this-bad-before/306962/7 "2005-06-05T20:46:49Z")
> [@saramamalana](#): > > **Marley23** , I’d be happy to down some tea with honey (which does help) but Long Island is finally seeing some summery weather - it’s a bit hard to want to consume hot liquid right now. Yeah, I know the feeling. And I guess I’ll be enjoying that weather later this month. My solution to that (since it was also the summer) was that I did most of my tea drinking at night, and I didn’t make it very hot. I remember microwaving it and then putting in icecubes. ---
**Author:** ![sj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-lost-my-voice-this-bad-before/306962/8 "2005-06-05T21:17:03Z")
Funny, I can hear you just fine… 😃