Leigh HoneywellMay 23, 2024

2 weeks after BSidesSF/RSA & I still don’t have my voice back. Tell me all your voice recovery tips! So far I’ve tried:

* hydration (esp throat coat tea)
* humidifier
* cough drops without menthol (Luden’s)
* 48 hours of near-total vocal rest
* ibuprofen
* gargling salt water

Anything I missed?

Show threadJ. David Eisenberg
@leigh Lost my voice when I was at university and living on the cheap. One evening, I made a sandwich containing only raw onion and Miracle Whip® . First bite of the sandwich, and my throat loosened up. Probably the onion that did it, and probably a one-off, but it worked. (This is how ridiculous “folk medicine cures” begin.)
May 23, 2024 at 5:02pmWeb
Show threadLeigh HoneywellMay 23, 2024
@jdeisenberg haha that is amazingly disgusting and I love it
Show threadJeff GoldschrafeMay 23, 2024
@jdeisenberg @leigh this sounds like muscle tension dysphonia, which raises an interesting point: it's really important to figure out if your problem is in the larynx or just near it