Singing at KTV is a popular leisure activity among young people nowadays. However, if you sing for too long, it's inevitable that you'll experience discomfort such as dryness or soreness in your throat. Therefore, it's important to pay attention to how to protect your throat while singing.
"Warm up" before singing
Don't start by choosing songs that are too difficult, especially high-pitched or rock music. It's best to choose soothing, low-pitched ballads.
Take a break after singing two songs
Singing continuously without rest can strain your throat and cause hoarseness. It's best to sing one or two songs and then take a break to allow your vocal cords to rest. During the singing process, pay attention to the capacity of your throat, use proper vocal techniques, and avoid excessive strain that may damage your vocal cords.
Protect your throat by drinking water, avoid cold drinks
Many people tend to drink cold beverages or beer after singing, but this can have a negative impact on your vocal cords. Cold foods or alcoholic beverages can cause congestion or swelling of the vocal cords, and in severe cases, sudden loss of voice. It's best to drink plain water or honey water instead of cold drinks to help recover your tired voice.
Avoid singing high-pitched songs
If you haven't received professional training, it's best to avoid songs that exceed your vocal capacity and have high difficulty and pitch. Using excessive force to hit high notes can cause severe damage to your vocal cords and the muscles that control vocal cord movement. This can result in hoarseness or even acute vocal cord inflammation with symptoms like congestion and swelling of the vocal cord mucosa and even ruptured blood vessels.
Eat some fruits to moisturize your throat before singing
Maintaining good breathing and airflow is key to protecting your throat while singing. Before singing, have a light snack with some fruits or non-greasy food. This can prevent a decrease in glucose levels and insufficient energy caused by hunger, while also protecting your throat.
Avoid eating excessively hot or cold foods
Eating hot foods before singing can cause swelling of the vocal cords, and in severe cases, congestion or bleeding. Eating foods that are too cold can irritate the mucosa of the throat, causing irregular contractions of the throat muscles, vascular spasms, and obstructed blood circulation, especially impaired venous return, leading to damage to the throat mucosa and muscles. Therefore, it's best to consume warm foods before singing and avoid cold drinks.
How to relieve hoarseness after singing
Drink Lo Han Guo beverage to clear the lungs and moisturize the throat
Soak Lo Han Guo in hot water and drink it three times a day. It can clear the lungs, moisturize the intestines, relieve summer heat, and moisturize the throat. It is suitable for people with dry cough and bronchitis, especially those who frequently strain their voices and experience hoarseness.
Drink fat sea and licorice beverage to clear the throat and soothe the pharynx
Wash fat sea, licorice, and balloon flower roots, then boil them in water, remove the residue, add rock sugar, and let it steep for a while before drinking. This beverage has a relieving effect on dry cough without phlegm and hoarseness. Drinking fat sea water has good effects on clearing the throat, soothing the pharynx, moisturizing the lungs, and relieving cough.
