Hi Anne, Thanks for the suggestion about having an ENT look, I did go in June and they looked with that scope where a video is taken and I actually saw my vocal folds in action. Would that be endoscopy or largynscopy? The dr. said he didn't see signs of acid reflux but he put me on some kind of medication for it anyway to see if there was a difference, and the medicine made no difference. I thought the problem was due to allergies too, but the ENT said that my swelling had nothing to do with allergies, and that the problem he had in diagnosing anything was that many things could be the cause of the swelling... I didn't have anything obvious like nodules. Someone else suggested speech therapy, I'm considering this option and have actually taken 6 weeks of lessons with a voice teacher who specializes also in helping with speech, so I've been practicing the exercises he's given me. I need to find someone closer to my location however, so I'm on hold with that idea for the moment. Melinda's suggestion about not singing during lessons is something I've actually tried tonight. It's really hard to do! She's right, students do take on more of the responsibility if I'm not singing everything right at them.. I wasn't able to make through the whole evening of lessons without singing at all, but I did sing far far less than usual. I'll try again tomorrow. Thanks everyone! Deanna
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