Need to shout
To raise your voice, you need to shout well. If the idea is brought to life at home, then you should stock up on a large pillow. This is necessary so as not to scare the neighbors. Next, the algorithm of actions is as follows:
- We take a large pillow, lean it against our face and begin to scream heart-rendingly. The stronger the scream, the greater the chances of losing your voice in a short time;
- You need to scream without a break for 10-15 minutes, after which you should take a short break and continue;
- The procedure should be continued until overstrain of the ligaments begins to be felt.
It is worth considering that the loss of the ability to speak does not appear immediately, but after several hours.
If you experience severe pain in the throat while screaming, you should stop immediately!
Treatment
The treatment tactics are chosen by the ENT doctor based on the cause that provoked the unpleasant symptom and discomfort in the throat.
Inflammatory diseases (colds, laryngitis, pharyngitis, etc.) are treated with antibiotic therapy, antiviral or antifungal drugs. The patient is also prescribed local antiseptics (Miramistin, Ingalipt, Hexoral, etc.). For colds, special antitussive drugs in the form of syrups, tablets, lozenges and lozenges help well. Gargling will help tidy up the mucous membrane of the throat. As a rinse solution, you can use a furatsilin tablet or decoctions of medicinal herbs. Inhalations and physiotherapy will help speed up the healing process.
Allergic reactions require immediate elimination of contact with the allergen and taking antihistamines. In parallel, you need to consult an allergist.
If the voice disappears not because of problems with the ENT organs, but because of diseases of other human systems, it is necessary to undergo treatment under the supervision of relevant related specialists: an endocrinologist, neurologist, oncologist or gastroenterologist.
Representatives of speech professions should visit a phoniatrist - an ENT doctor with a narrower focus who deals with problems of the vocal apparatus. A phoniatrist will select the necessary exercises and give practical recommendations to avoid problems with the vocal cords in the future.
In addition to the basic recommendations of the doctor in each specific case, it is also necessary to follow the general recommendations:
- Keep your voice quiet. Inflamed ligaments need rest. It is recommended to spend some time in silence, while whispering is strictly prohibited. Whispering strains the ligaments even more.
- Follow a gentle diet. Avoid foods that are too hard, too hot or too spicy. Avoid coffee and carbonated drinks. All this will irritate an already sore throat.
- Give up bad habits. Alcohol and cigarettes are prohibited! (at least for the duration of treatment).
- Drink more liquid at room temperature: teas, fruit drinks, compotes, mineral water.
Whisper
Many people believe that speaking in a whisper protects their vocal cords. In fact, whispering is a great way to quickly get laryngitis in familiar home conditions. When a person talks quietly, his throat becomes very dry, which also helps to achieve the goal in a short time.
To lose the ability to speak, you need to switch to whispering for a while. Just a couple of hours of active conversations in lower tones and the result will be achieved. An important condition is that you should not drink water, as dry mucous membranes are more easily irritated.
Causes of the condition
A sore throat can be caused by inflammation or chemicals. The infection causes swelling, including swelling of the vocal cords and the lining of the respiratory tract. As a result, the person becomes hoarse and experiences pain.
You can lose your voice due to the effects of alcohol and other alcohol-based liquids. They burn the throat and ligaments, causing pain and hoarseness.
Sometimes voice loss is physiological - due to overexertion. It is typical for people who perform a lot on stage or on television.
A person may become hoarse due to severe stress. In this case, he will need atypical treatment, which can only be selected by a specialist.
Cough
To quickly lose your voice, you need to cough intensely. The louder and more intense the cough, the greater the chance of a throat rupture and loss of the ability to speak normally. You should cough until you feel itching and pain in your throat. If this happens, we can say that the goal has been achieved and after a couple of hours, instead of a normal voice, only a whisper will be heard.
To achieve results faster, you can use several methods simultaneously. For example, shout, sing and cough in turns.
Fan
A good way to lose your voice is to attend sporting events as spectators. In this case, the main thing is to shout loudly, supporting your favorites. Some people believe that the fans' throats are the main drawback of the competition, but if this is the task, then go ahead.
If there are no competitions planned, then you can go to a bar where they place bets on sports. You can definitely have a fun and useful time there, and most importantly, lose your voice for several days.
Gargling
You can drink sour drinks or simply gargle with them. To do this, you can use a solution of lemon juice or vinegar. To make such a solution, you need to take ¼ cup of lemon juice and mix with the same amount of cold water. You should gargle several times until the result is achieved.
After rinsing your throat with an acidic solution, you should rinse your mouth with clean water. This will help preserve tooth enamel.
What to eat and drink
How to lose your voice at home? Another interesting technique (and a gentler one) is to consume certain types of foods and drinks. What products are recommended to pay attention to?
For example, on sour foods and drinks. Lemon juice or vinegar are perfect for bringing your idea to life. If you drink these drinks in small sips, you can lose your voice within a few hours.
It is recommended to mix the juice of two lemons in a glass with cold water. In another cup you will have to mix water and 125 milliliters of vinegar. Alternating such drinks is a sure way to cause laryngitis. You can add a little apple cider vinegar to regular vinegar. This technique will help get rid of the unpleasant odor.
How can you lose your voice? To quickly achieve maximum results, it is recommended to alternate drinking drinks with exercises to strain the vocal cords.
You should not use this method if you have allergic reactions to acidic foods. Also, this method is not suitable for people with stomach diseases. They cause digestive problems.
How to lose your voice? In addition to sour foods, the following will help you become hoarse:
- cold food (ice cream, for example);
- cold drinks (preferably with caffeine).
All of the above methods sometimes require patience. In some cases, eating cold food and drinks takes several hours. Sometimes you have to spend the whole day to get maximum results.
But that's not all. There are a number of actions that contribute to the rapid appearance of laryngitis in humans. What should you pay attention to? What techniques can help you lose your voice for a given period of time?
Cold
If the goal is to become hoarse for some time, then a cold would be an ideal option. It is not difficult to catch a cold; to do this you need to dress poorly in cold weather, eat a lot of cold foods, and drink cold milk.
In addition, poor sleep and poor nutrition contribute to a decrease in immunity. If you need to sneeze for a while, you can try to catch a cold, but you need to remember that a cold will bring weakness, high fever and a runny nose. But if the end justifies the means, then you can safely get down to business.
Allergy
If a person knows that he is allergic to plant pollen or animal fur, then he can smell flowers in the park for a couple of hours or pet a cat. Usually this is enough for inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa to begin, with all the ensuing consequences. But do not forget that a severe allergic reaction may occur, which may result in anaphylactic shock.
Before an allergic person comes into contact with an allergen, you should think several times. It is necessary to understand that the desire to become hoarse for a while can result in serious health problems.
Before resorting to all the proposed methods, you should analyze everything thoroughly. It may be easier to learn to pretend to be hoarse than to artificially create health problems for yourself. Smoking will help you become hoarse quickly, but before you start smoking cigarettes one after another, you need to think about whether you need health problems.
Why does my voice disappear and go silent?
Most people associate the condition when the voice disappears and decreases exclusively with a cold. But only a fraction of diagnosed cases are associated with colds. In reality, there are many more reasons why the ability to speak normally is lost, and they are not always associated with infection or ENT diseases.
Let's figure out why the voice shrinks or disappears. It is very important to correctly determine the cause of the malfunction of the vocal cords. This directly determines how you will need to recover.
- Infectious diseases.
- Overstrain of the vocal cords.
- Neoplasms.
- Problems with the thyroid gland.
- Nervous stress.
- Allergy.
- Bad habits.
Most often, the ligaments shrink due to inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx - laryngitis. With laryngitis, the ligaments swell and lose their ability to vibrate quickly. Aphonia can also be triggered by a cold, pharyngitis, sore throat, tracheitis and other inflammatory processes in the laryngopharynx. When the ability to speak fully is lost due to infection, the patient usually also complains of a sore throat. The “culprits” of the malfunction of the ligaments in these cases are viruses, bacteria and fungi.
Very often the voice shrinks and disappears due to increased load on the ligaments. This problem is often faced by representatives of speech professions, for whom the vocal cords are a full-fledged working instrument. Such professions include singers, teachers, announcers, tour guides, call center operators, and sales managers. Their ability to speak is lost due to overstrain of the ligaments, which inevitably leads to aphonia. For such patients, quickly restoring the functioning of the vocal apparatus is a priority! But don’t think that only professionals have a voice that shrinks and disappears. It’s enough to have a good time at karaoke with friends or scream a lot at the concert of your favorite performer, and in the morning you are guaranteed to feel what it’s like to have shrunken vocal cords.
Sometimes the ability to speak normally disappears, seemingly for no apparent reason: there is no cold, the vocal apparatus has not been overstrained, or has not sat down from shouting or a long conversation. In order to quickly restore your voice in this case, you need to urgently consult an otolaryngologist. Quite often, aphonia is a consequence of the appearance of laryngeal tumors. The ability to speak loudly, by the way, disappears not only with tumors of the larynx, but also with neoplasms of the thyroid gland or lung area. And how quickly you visit an ENT doctor and how urgently you diagnose the problem depends on how quickly you recover!
Friends! Timely and correct treatment will ensure you a speedy recovery!
Diseases of the thyroid gland can provoke the appearance of chronic laryngitis. This condition must be treated urgently and quickly. Moreover, restoration of the vocal apparatus must begin with treatment of the underlying disease. High-quality and quick treatment of diseases of the endocrine system will restore the sonority of speech.
How often do we hear the phrase: “All problems come from nerves.” And there is undoubtedly some truth here. If a person spends a long time in conditions of constant stress, peace disappears, full sleep disappears, if he has to constantly experience nervous overstrain, then the body can react to this with the appearance of aphonia. The only way out in this situation is to urgently restore mental balance and calm the nervous system. In this case, you need to recover not only with the help of an ENT doctor, but also with the help of a good neurologist or psychologist.
The larynx is quite susceptible to irritants. Upon contact with allergens, swelling of the larynx occurs, which leads to the ligaments shrinking and the ability to speak loudly and sonorously is lost. To urgently restore the previous healthy state of the larynx, it is necessary to eliminate contact with the allergen and urgently consult an allergist.
Smoking is a very common cause of aphonia. All harmful substances that are part of a cigarette have a detrimental effect on the larynx. How to recover in this case? There is no magic pill. A person simply sits down, thinks carefully about his condition and urgently makes the only right decision - not to smoke anymore! A lot of patients subsequently leave their reviews: “I restored my vocal cords as soon as I quit smoking.” All in your hands!
As we can see, there are many reasons why ligaments shrink. To recover quickly, you must urgently consult a doctor to determine the cause of aphonia.
An ENT doctor is responsible for quickly restoring the functioning of the vocal apparatus. Sometimes doctors of related specialties join him.
