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Comment on Excess saliva and singing by juwelers

juwelers — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:17:25 +0000

great article. I’m also thinking of GERD and I know I have those symptoms.

Comment on Excessive Mucus and phelgm and singing by webandnet

webandnet — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:57:47 +0000

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Gravity takes its toll on uptraveling acid reflux. If one’s posture is upright and regurgitates, it is possible that acid reflux can make it up to the vocal folds. When such though, the symptom is frequently, but not necessarily pain, but an acidic taste or smell.

But, unless one is lying down, it is very difficult for acid reflux to travel up to the nasal cavity. Hence, excessive nasal mucus possibly from acid reflux while singing can only be from fumes.

As for how I know… I worked closely with a group of world renown gastroenterologists in the Texas Medical Center, and when I had a similar question as Lord Adon, I asked one; while explaining that my mucus occurred during singing. He explained– blowing air into the nasal cavity, a common singers’ issue he’s seen.

And it makes sense…. if one is sending excessive air into the nasal cavity, the pH, chemicals conditions, and moisture would be different from what the nasal cavity normally handles, so the nasal cavity reacts with a protective fluid–mucus.

Incidentally, the mouth also reacts to acidic changes by producing more saliva, so one symptom of acid reflux is a lot of saliva. Singers want to send sound waves, not necessarily more air, into the nasal cavity. One can swallow a lot of air and send excess gastric gas to nasal cavity.

You’re right nexium is currently not an OTC http://www.news-medical.net/news/201208 … EXIUM.aspx . In general though, the active ingredient in most Proton Pump Inhibitors is omeprozale, so most OTC PPIs will act similarly.

It is when one is lying down or bent over that acid reflux can often cause the most damage–because acidic gastric juices travel in large quantities immediately up the esophagus. The esophageal lining gradually erode, and that’s when pain is felt. So, one of the better remedies for acid reflux is an incline bed and a second is don’t bend one’s upper chest more than 90 degrees.

Lastly, as someone who has had and have acid reflux, I suggest one looks at this from the point of view of the entire esophageal and nasal-pharynx muscular lining, instead of vocal cords. When the tissues surrounding the vocal cords are weakened, the entire voice sounds vastly different. We should be talking about the vocal apparatus instead of vocal cords.

Comment on Acid reflux, vocal cords, and acupuncture by webandnet

webandnet — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:05:09 +0000

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Comment on Tinnitus, hyperacusis, and singing techniques by eheinstein

eheinstein — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:21:46 +0000

I just started a website dedicated to tinnitus and ringing and buzzing in the ears at tinnitusreduction.com… i have tinnitus and sing as well, will do experiments since that what the site is about.

Comment on Read First–About by Martin DeBourge

Martin DeBourge — Mon, 30 May 2011 18:42:42 +0000

Thrilled to have stumbled on your site!
I will be watching for the official launch anxiously. I’m a professional singer and voice teacher/coach – and have always taught from the origin of discovering one’s own “note” or “divine voice” as you put it…. so it’s GREAT to see someone else recognizing the importance of it.

Cheers!
Martin DeBourge

Comment on Zen and singing by TheBuddhaWay

TheBuddhaWay — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:55:10 +0000

The sutras of Buddhism themselves were originally chanted, so yes, of course. And chanting is even today a regular part of every Asian or western Zen liturgy service in every tradition I know of.

Comment on Zen and singing by moe219

moe219 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:00:13 +0000

I like singing. The chanting we do at the monastery is monotone though.