Day 14 and I've already lost my voice. Coughing just strips my vocal chords. Any suggestions or remedies I can try? After tomorrow I have a 3 day weekend to recuperate.

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You need something warm, salty, and slippery in your throat.

Gargle with warm salt water.

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NOT lemons.

The acids in lemons only numb your vocal chords, making it hurt less, but when the numbing wears off you have to deal with the damage you did while you couldn't feel anything.

Vocal rest is probably the only thing that will really cure you. Hot tea may relax the muscles in your throat and make you feel better, but only vocal rest will get you back to where you want to be.

In the future, there are certain things you can do to project your voice. Do not try to talk over your classes, wait for them to be quiet for you (also a good classroom management technique). When you ahve to project your voice, do it from your stomach not not your chest or throat. And drink water, lots of it, all day. With a citrus fruit in it - but not lemons.

hope this helps. It's good to have another teacher around. How is it going besides this?

LAW

I read somewhere the other day zinc supplements help take the punch out of cold symptoms. Might not hurt to check that out. ((((((Lil)))) Fell mo' betta soon!

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Oh, and Lil... you can still breath heavy, right? :telephone

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Put me on wheels and I'll turn tricks.

Clever? Nah, I ran out of that years ago. But if you find this, let me know, k?
"The road goes ever on..." ~ Tolkien

In memory of my friend skip...
Go then, there are other worlds than these

STFU..... and get some honey into your throat.... and I don't mean a man LMAO

Mr. Lil just told me he has a cure

LAW, I wait, I just say "tick tick tick..." they know they are wasting playground or center time and they hush quick. Our whole school does Wong's one hand attentive behavior thing.

Aqua~ it would be like having phone sex with Darth Vader...I can't breathe much less do it heavy

Bear~ I was out of zinc but I have used it in the past.

BI BI~ funny girl...my best girlfriend just called and said honey too. You smarty women.

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<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas