In the autumn period, there are frequent cases when a person suddenly loses his voice. "What to do?" - a reasonable question arises. The problem is often the result of a viral infection or a common cold. But the cause of loss of voice can be an overstrain of the vocal cords, and hypothermia.
Often the voice disappears: reasons
The first and most frequent cause of voice loss is an upper respiratory tract disease. Scientifically, this is called laryngitis - inflammation of the larynx. The mucous membrane becomes inflamed, the process can take place without an increase in temperature or any other symptoms. The timbre changes, it becomes lower, sharper, perspiration, dryness, cough appears, which irritates the throat even more. As a result of all this, the voice disappears. What to do? Naturally, to treat, but more on that later.
Ligaments suffer even with the simplest hypothermia. Talking in cold air, frozen arms and legs, lack of a scarf in the autumn wind, high humidity in cold air - all this can quite affect the condition of the larynx and lead to voicelessness.
You can also lose your voice due to stress. Nervous stress exerts an effect on the whole organism as a whole, sometimes choosing a certain point for maximum damage. And the ability to speak and sing is often a victim.
Another reason for loss of voice may be a high load on the vocal cords. This affects people who have to talk a lot - teachers, lecturers, singers, entertainers and theater. Since ligaments are a working tool for such people, it is very important to know how to quickly restore a missing voice. There are many ways which one to apply depends on the original reasons.
When the voice disappears - what to do?
First of all, be silent. You are unlikely to make articulate sounds, and you should not strain the already damaged ligaments. Even better if you don’t even whisper, or at least keep whispers to a minimum. The fact is that during a whisper, the ligaments tighten much more than during a normal conversation.
And now you have no temperature, nothing hurts, but your voice disappears. What to do, because you need to go to work? No, you need to stay home and provide your throat with dry heat and plenty of non-hot drink. Heated milk with honey helps a lot. Temporarily discard spicy, hot and salty - you do not need additional irritation of the larynx. If there is no temperature - steam your feet, put mustard plasters or a not very hot heating pad on your chest. Normal gargles will help you return your voice, as with sore throats - salt, soda, iodine or tincture of calendula, or a decoction of chamomile. Do not be lazy to make softening inhalations with chamomile and eucalyptus oil. If the reason for the loss of voice lies in nervous tension, you need to drink a sedative, give yourself rest, sleep.
It is important to remember that only a doctor can establish the true cause, so do not be too lazy to go to the clinic and consult. Self-medication rarely passes safely and without a trace. Take care of yourself and be healthy!