Singing
with
Allergies
-by Brett
Manning
It's
that time of year
again!
Singing
with Allergies
Would you
like to find out what
those-in-the-know have to say
about singing with an allergy?
The information in the article
below comes straight from
well-informed experts with
special knowledge about singing
with allergies.
Yes, it's
that time of year again! Your
eyes seem to itch for no reason,
you throat gets all scratchy
every time the pollen rolls
around, and your sinuses are
easily infected. No one is happy
with allergies, but for singers
they are especially
problematic.
Causes of
Allergies which hinder Singing
Success
Some common
causes of allergies are mold,
food allergies, and even dust in
the air we breathe.
If you're
one of those people who have
hypersensitivity , you know
exactly what I mean.
Whether you
have an immediate allergy or
yours is a delayed action, the
singing voice is still
affected.
As human
singing instruments, our tonal
quality is dependent on the
health and condition of our
“instrument,” and
nothing wreaks havoc on it quite
like allergies.
Truthfully,
the only difference between you
and the vocal experts is time. If
you'll invest a little more time
in reading, you'll be that much
nearer to expert status when it
comes to knowing how to sing with
an allergy problem.
The singer
with pollen in his throat simply
will not live up
An allergic
singer simply will not live up to
his / her standard of singing if
allergies set in. There are over
60 muscles that directly
influence singing. If any of
those muscles are affected by
excess mucous production or by
allergy-induced edema (muscle
swelling) of the chords
themselves, the singer will find
that the voice is a stubborn
instrument indeed. Fortunately,
there is hope!
Allergy
success
Allergy
specialists throughout the
country have had a success
treating allergies medicinally.
Unfortunately, the side effects
are especially a problem for
singers. Antihistamines, for
example, cause such significant
drying of the vocal tract that
most vocal people find it
impossible to sing with them.
That, among other reasons, is why
I usually recommend nutritional
and herbal treatments.
Nourishing
my body's system
For me,
it’s really an issue of
nourishing my body's endocrine
(hormone) system and my
respiratory system. Through my
own research, I've learned that
most allergies are caused from
weaknesses in these systems.
The two
herbal formulas I've used
throughout the years are called
Prime Again and Conco. I’ve
been taking them for allergy
prevention faithfully for over
ten years now and have remained
allergy free.
As a singer
who nearly quit a few times due
to vocal inconsistency, I feel
truly blessed to finally have
some relief! Naturally, I’ve
been recommending Prime Again and
Conco to my students for many
years with great success, and we
have recently added them to our
website as well.
I also
recommend a few herbal teas that
work wonderfully for singers with
allergies, including Calli Tea
for prevention and Fortune
Delight for quick
relief.
Does
nutrition help vocalists with
allergies?
Nutrition
is very important. For instance,
you should stay clear of refined
sugars, excess dairy products,
and wheat during the spring
months.
Be sure to
drink plenty of fluids (but you
do that anyway, right?) and take
vitamin C. A great source for
both vitamins is grapefruit
juice, which helps by thinning
mucous and carrying it out of the
body. Radishes are also
particularly helpful.
Don't just
treat allergies
Lastly, an
ounce of prevention for a
musician is worth a pound of
cure, and as a singer, there is
nothing more important than
maintaining the health of your
vocal “instrument.”
So now you
know a little bit about singing
with an allergy. Even if you
don't know everything, you've
done something worthwhile: you've
expanded your
knowledge.
Food for
thought (so to speak).
Go
now
to check out our online
store
for a complete list of
recommended vocal health
products.
Happy
singing!
-Brett
Manning
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