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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / June 2004Affecting my voice
I have sinus drainage in the back of my throat and it's affecting my voice. I can barely talk. Nothing the doctors gave me is doing any good. Is there anything I can do to clear my vocal cords? Maybe something I could drink? Thanks! Jonathan (email me if you know an answer jonfulham@earthlink.net) >I have sinus drainage in the back of my throat and it's affecting my voice. >I can barely talk. Nothing the doctors gave me is doing any good. Is there >anything I can do to clear my vocal cords? Maybe something I could drink? >Thanks! Have they checked carefully (they know how) for GERD (gasto esopgageal reflux disease)? That often is seen in people with sinus problems and may be a more likely explanation (or a concurrent cause). there are some suggestions on voice at www.ent-cosnult.com that may help you. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com I have had a similar problem for nearly three years. I have just come off 3 months lansoprazole for possible reflux with no success. I have started on the nasonex again for the last week and I think it may be working. I clear my throat shortly after eating, it starts with a feeling of irritation (like constriction) at the base of my throat, and mucus gradually builds up on my voicebox. I suspect the irritation is a vicious circle i.e. I clear my throat because it is irritated and this causes futher irritation. Certainly if I try to forget about it, what I do eventually need to clear seems to clear a lot more easily. I don't know why eating seems to cause this, and I'm not convinced its reflux. There is certainly nothing wrong with me, my ENT has confirmed this. I'd be interested to hear from others who've experienced similar conditions. > I have had a similar problem for nearly three years. I have just come > off 3 months lansoprazole for possible reflux with no success. I have [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I don't know why eating seems to cause this, and I'm not convinced its > reflux. Prevacid (lansoprazole) will prevent your stomach from secreting most of its acid. But it doesn't stop you from physically regurgitating the contents of your stomach. Acidic foods, regurgitated and aspirated into your airway, can cause irritation too. Even the food particles themselves can cause physical irritation if they get down into your airway. A gastroenterologist can test you for reflux to see if you're physically regurgitating anything. -- Steven L. > There is certainly nothing wrong with me, my ENT has confirmed this. > I'd be interested to hear from others who've experienced similar > conditions. > I have sinus drainage in the back of my throat and it's affecting my voice. > I can barely talk. Nothing the doctors gave me is doing any good. Did they try you on an expectorant like Mucinex? > Is there > anything I can do to clear my vocal cords? Maybe something I could drink? Inhaling warm steam thru your mouth will moisten your throat, and help break up that dried-out sinus drainage. Boil a big pot of water, take it off the flame, wait till the steam is no longer hot but warm, then lean over it (not too close!) and breathe the steam thru your mouth. Or take a long hot shower and breathe the steam thru your mouth. Works very well for me. -- Steven L. |
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