Oh darn! โ˜น๏ธ You’re ๐Ÿค’ again? Sorry to hear that! Get well soon. We’ll cancel today and reschedule when you’re all better. โ™ฅ๏ธ

Tag yourself. I’m the #๏ธโƒฃ instructor who just texted that to their sick student before cancelling a voice lesson. Did you tag yourself as the #๏ธโƒฃ sick student. Cool. No judgement. But you may want to read on if you’re frustrated by getting sick often or having to ๐Ÿ—ฃ through a sickness. We all have to do it sometime and I actually think that by singing through a sickness, we can boost our physical and mental health ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿฆพ. But I’m not spoutin’ fax, I’m just speculating here. ๐Ÿ˜› These people are spouting the actual fax. But you can open that in a new tab and read that later ๐Ÿค“. You’re here for MY list…

So here it is, plain and simple (some of these are obvious, but let’s get you all caught up on the same Paige [not a spelling mistake, I assure you]). ๐Ÿ“

The 9 Things to Do when You’re Singing with a Sickness

1. Drink Loads of Water Tea โ˜•๏ธ

Water is tea. Tea is water. No fooling here. Water is chill, yeah, but tea has so many other benefits. Besides from a nice cup of tea being hot and relaxing to hold, some teas are great antioxidants. Matcha tea is my fave. ๐Ÿต BUT, don’t add sugar! Add ๐Ÿฏ and some ๐Ÿ‹ to spice it up! ๐ŸŒถ

2. Sleep ๐Ÿ˜ด

Use this handy dandy formula to figure out how much extra sleep you’re going to need when sick with ‘n’ being the new number of hours of sleep to get! ๐Ÿ˜

n = [the normal number of hours of sleep that you get] * 1.25

If you normally sleep for 8 hours, then my sick algorithm for sleep wants you to sleep for 10 hours. You can do this!

3. Stretch ๐Ÿ™†โ€โ™€๏ธ and massage ๐Ÿ’†โ€โ™€๏ธ

Sickness is a great excuse to reconnect with your body. We’re all too often just brains of human beings. Be a body again ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธ!

4. Blow ๐Ÿคง, don’t sniffle

Perhaps this seems silly, but for real, this one is underrated. It is so tempting to sniffle all those lovely nose juices right back up into our sinuses, but that can leave us even more congested and (at least for me) it causes more post-nasal drip because I didn’t get it all out in the first place. Post-nasal drip is usually the actually silent-but-deadly killer of the voice and not even coughing! That tidbit I actually got from my ENT! Now, I’m spittin’ straight ๐Ÿ“ !

5. Steam/Warm Showers ๐Ÿšฟ

Literally my fave tip! Smoke the monster out!! ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

6. Eat Salty ๐Ÿง‚ and Spicy ๐Ÿฅต Things

An excuse to eat the whole bag of chips ๐Ÿฅ”! Salt has a cleansing and purifying effect. Plus, chips kind of scratch the throat on the way down, not gunna lie. And spices help to clear the sinuses and boost metabolism ๐Ÿฝ.

7. Warmups ๐Ÿ‘† and Cooldown ๐Ÿ‘‡

Lots of breathing stuff, lots of sirens, lots of buzzing, lots of humming. Call me if you need help! ๐Ÿค™

8. Avoiding Sugar ๐Ÿฌ
It mucks up the folds and is the last thing that you need right now. Since you probably can’t even taste that well, go find some ๐Ÿฅ• to munch on!
9. Vocal Rest ๐Ÿšซ

If all else fails, just take a breather. To make it actually effective, you’d need to be on vocal rest for more than just a day, but honestly, even just a few hours of stillness helps!

 

If you are sick right now, know that I’m thinking of you and rooting for you ๐Ÿ™! Of course, these tips are great for general wellness and can boost your singing abilities in any weather! Sing on, champ! ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽค

Contact me for lessons below if you’re interested in learning more about how to take care of your voice! I’d love to work with you!

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