| Vocal cord strain can happen to everyone of us. You | | | | Water is going to help you in almost any situation. |
| get a sore throat, you just can't sing or even worse, | | | | You should use throat sprays only in emergencies. Be |
| can't even speak anymore. Even worse, what if it | | | | careful! Don't get used to using them, because you're |
| hits you in the middle of a gig? Fortunately, there are | | | | treating the symptom, and not the cause. It may |
| some long and short term countermeasures against | | | | work well during a gig, but when you get home |
| vocal cord strain. If you want to find out what you | | | | always try to improve your technique instead, so |
| can do in an emergency, you should keep reading. | | | | that you can be sure vocal cord strain won't hit you |
| First however, we have to understand what actually | | | | again. |
| causes it. Since the vocal cords are embedded in a | | | | How do you go about changing your singing |
| complex muscle system, they can be "worn" just like | | | | technique? Of course, it won't happen within 24 |
| any other muscles, as they contract when you use | | | | hours, but with enough dedication, you can do it. And |
| them. The wrong singing technique is already enough | | | | if you're still a beginner, you can be careful and utilize |
| to severely damage your voice and cause vocal cord | | | | the right singing lessons so as not to have any |
| strain - so you should really make sure that you're | | | | problems with this to begin with! Just check out the |
| singing and breathing in the right way. | | | | resource box for a helpful link. |
| Of course that won't help you if you're right in a | | | | Now, there's one final secret tip that will instantly help |
| concert and don't know what to do. You feel your | | | | your pain, one that all the professional singers use as |
| voice failing you...so here's a few tips. | | | | well. You have to be at home to make use of it, |
| First, drink lots of cold water. It will soothe your | | | | though. |
| throat and cause the swollen muscles to cool down. | | | | |