I ALWAYS lose my voice!

[danagayle86]

I sure hope SOMEONE out there can help me out.  I moved to a bigger city in June 2012 to take a teaching job at a preschool.  I have always had a strong voice, but ever since I moved, I found that I start to lose my voice by wednesday or thursday, and then by friday my voice is just shot!  This happens almost every week.  I've tried drinking green tea with honey, taking multiple vitamins, etc.  But almost 8 months later, I'm quite fed up with how bad my throat gets.  There's no pain...just hoarseness.  I have NO idea what it could be or how to fix it.  

[danagayle86]

The move wasnt too far.  I moved from a small town in Virginia to a larger city in North Carolina.  Still, there could be different/more bacteria/allergies here than back home.  Plus it's my first year teaching so my immune system could be extra low due to the excess germs in the room lol.  Hopefully it'll fix!

[Jerry_NJ]

Good advice from Smiley2000

Let me ask did you change climates/altitude when you moved to the bigger city?  If there was a big climate change such as moving from Florida at sea level and 80 degrees plus humidity to Denver at 5,000 feet and cold dry air?  Just an example of the point I wish to make.  If your physical moved made changes in the environment you are living in that could contribute to throat reactions, I think.  Then too, the bigger city has more pollution to breath than you may be used to.

I have done a lot of public speaking all around the world and have never experienced a loss of voice, moving from high to low, hot to cold, wet to dry never affected my voice but you may be more sensitive.

Always good to check with a doctor especially when you are dealing with your lively-hood as well as health.

[Smiley2000]

Hi there,

I used to do adult Training and struggled with my voice to the point that I had to change jobs!  but a Doctor gave me good advice that I just did not follow and maybe it is an option for you?

You can go to an ENT and make sure you don't have any nodules on your larynx/pharynx.  If that is clear you might benefit from seeing a Speech Therapist and get some tips on how to use your voice box differently and they'll give you excercises to do (yawning, etc.) that can strenghten the muscle that support the larynx.  Try not to strain your voice during the day and rest it after hours.

Hope it helps for you :)