To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist>
Subject: Re: RES: What is bad for the voice?
Date sent: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 02:23:15 -0800
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> Thank you for the link. I'm curious to hear what some
> of the people with greater medical and vocal technique
> knowledge have to say about it though, since some of
> it seems to be a bit extreme. I'm particularly
> curious about the following advice:

Ingo: I read the link too. Here are my thoughts:
>
> 1) do not cough -- that's hardly voluntary, but maybe
> it's meant to avoid excessive coughing

I'm no medical expert, but have seen videos of the vocal chords, taken
with a small camera inserted either through the nose or throat. I recall
that coughing is really rough on the chords. To me, it looked painfully
rough and potentially damaging, and ever since then, I have been very
careful with coughing (just recovered from a 2 week cough/cold myself)

> 3) do not go to loud pubs and bars -- what does that
> have to do with the voice? It's risky for your
> hearing though
> 4) do not talk on a bus or airplane

hehehe. well if you are in a noisy environment, you are likely to talk
loud, and not even notice the strain on your voice, over the din.

That's most of what I have to say, at this time of night. Others will
have more imput i'm sure.

Fiona