Asthma and Singing | How to Manage Asthma for Singers |
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Learn how to manage asthma for singing. Fortunately for many sufferers of Asthma, our understanding of the two main components of asthma, inflammation of the airway as well as airway constriction, have led to the development of excellent medicinal treatments.
As is often the case with many prescribed medicines, when taken long-term, there can be side effects. The severity of the side-effects caused by asthma medication has also improved significantly over the past fifty years, but if you’re currently taking inhaler medications for your asthma, you should be aware of the potential side-effects on your voice.
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I try to drink a lot of water. That helps me when I have to use medications or when I'm getting ready to sing. Being well hydrated helps.
I have allergic asthma, and have many severe allergies. I was a trumpet and vocal major in college. All those years singing and playing my horn strengthened my lungs, so my asthma isn't as bad as it could be. But, I struggle with medicines negatively affecting my voice. I get allergy shots, which help. But I stopped taking my maintenance inhalers and only use rescue when I need it.
Karen, I wonder whether you've had the opportunity to watch my video about singing with allergies - ua-cam.com/video/gx1Ut9J-OO4/v-deo.html
I had the same problem (but I’m not a voice major) and my voice was so affected by both my steroid inhalers and my uncontrolled asthma. I wasn’t cast for the first time and it really damaged my confidence. Unfortunately I have severe asthma and I can’t stop taking my maintenance drugs.
@@madelinemcdonald2609
Yeah me too
Karen, how long did you undergo allergy shots before you realized you could stop the maintenance inhaler?
Thanks for this! Doing musical theatre is hard when you struggle to breathe all the time.
You're welcome Noodleraptor. Thanks for watching.
i wish God get rid of asthma because i have a talent of singing😭😢
or a good treatment....
me too, i want to be the best singer and dancer
btw i'm crying right now beacause of my asthma😭😭😭
Don't worry
Felt this 💯😭
Shoon Le Ko Ko I’m so sorry about that. I used to sing excellently but my asthma got worse and it affected my voice. I can’t sing so well anymore and singing makes me happy. I cry a lot sometimes but I stopped, I don’t want it to limit me, besides, crying because of asthma triggers asthma attack.
I have asthma since 6 months old and i have 20 now.
Even though i have a sweet voice (without arrogance), i'm always out of breath when i sing
That's make me feel so bad , if only i could sing without struggling...
Anyways, Thanks for the video :)
I used to sing all the time as a child (really aspired to be a singer) and I'd practice for hours everyday because I knew I had to strengthen my lungs in order to sing because of my asthma ( to the point of I'd sing while jogging in gym class). I stopped singing when I was 13 because I developed this anxiety about making noise (an odd turn of events). Tried singing class for one day in high school and dropped into another class. Then every time I'd try (which would be every couple of months) even if I was alone the sound of my own voice hurt me to hear so I'd stop right away. Well I'm 18 now and my desire to sing is stronger than ever so I'm trying to get myself back into it no matter how bad I sound.
But now I'm realizing one thing childhood me thought that turns out to be true: singing actually DID strengthen my lungs and make it easier to breathe. Since I've stopped singing I get winded immediately (a flight of stairs, too long of a sentence), my throat dries faster (can't talk for long), and I'm exhausted a lot faster.
Guess singing is both apart of me AND my health.
Dunno where I was going with this, but the video was really informational! (I also now realize why a singing teacher I had as a child was so insistent on the way I breathe while singing. Thankfully my asthma is minor and I haven't needed an inhaler since I was a kid and I've never had an attack)
Thanks for this video! I'm an adult onset asthmatic who has started singing in choirs again and I've had frequent asthma attacks while singing in choir (but not singing along to the radio). I didn't realize until I watched your video that when I try to sing in choir that I started breathing shallowly, inducing an attack.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video AutumnFalls89. Thanks for watching.
I have asthma and I can sing beautiful but I run out of breath to quickly I love to sing rn my parents say I sound like Freddie Mercury (I don’t think so) I’m so glad that they like when I sing but... I run outta breath I can rap also and my Asthma ruins that two this didn’t help me but thank you for trying to help me ;)
Thanks, Dan. This video's an absolute Godsend! I'm asthmatic- (only mildly, luckily for me, but asthmatic, all the same), and sometimes, that makes singing very tricky for me- (especially on a particularly bad day!) I also find that my Ventolin inhaler gives me a very sore throat sometimes. Luckily, it don't affect me singing-voice that often, but it does give me a very sore throat at times. My dodgy breathing, on the other hand, does pretty often, cause me a lot of problems when I'm singing.
No. Thank YOU. And thank you for realizing that asthma can be a real pain in the butt for us singers. :(
Cockney Rebel I have severe athsma and it affects my singing SO badly. Also my ventolin really hurts my throat too
Thank you. I have asthma and copd combined. I have two inhalers One with a spacer and one powder based) and also preventative tablets. Thanks to the tablets, my upper vocal range is coming back :)
I am a drama graduate who used to sing musical theatre regularly. Thank you so much.
Thank u Im gonna be the next Justin beiber
Thank you so much for this video. I too suffer from asthma and also sing once a week at a local bar. I do use my Ventolin inhaler as needed. I find what does help me a great deal before singing is going for a run (or jog) I do run regularly , not fast mind you, but still run and I notice that afterwards my breathing is so much better!! I think this has really helped strengthen my lung capacity a great deal. I notice that when I don't run my asthma acts up again. In the wintertime I use my treadmill because the cold air makes breathing much worse. Of course I should add though that feeling nervous before singing also makes it act up and I wind up having to use the darn inhaler. Im still working on that one! Enjoyed your video.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Calamity Jane. Thanks for watching.
Calamity Jane, me too , i am allergic to cold weather and same as you. When i do run , i can feel i get better breathing and kind of you feeling good. I think you are correct , that running makes your lung stronger and builds your immune system too. I feel the same, but i have been slacking for while , my asthma is coming back and i notice just stroke walking makes a huge difference in your lung capacity. I am running now , and i feel better. Also as you mentioned, the stress also brings asthma , and especially when you need to hit the notes in the lyrics perfect and i do build some kind of stress , you can feel it , it affects your vocal , cause for the lung function changes and induce your asthma instantly. I have start working on this, i close my eyes , calm myself and keep my breathing normal and then start singing. It works good. Thanks for sharing.
Hey there Dr Dan,
Thank you for discussing this topic today. I don't suffer from asthma, but can empathise with those who do; a challenge in their lives and with singing of course.
It's great that you've brought attention to it, so that singers our there are that much more aware of their management, especially side effects of treatment.
Having said that, the area of asthma triggers can also be assessed and dealt with accordingly.Things like outside weather ( temp, humidity, air pressure, pollutants) and indoor allergens...there are so many triggers and they vary from one person to the next.
Eg. Cold dry air during winter brings on many more asthma attacks than say the milder warmer months..pollen in air during spring etc
Not saying we need to be experts on weather( some are already are🙂!) but if you think about it all these factors can be controlled to some degree, it's just becoming more mindful of them ( even monitor them) and how it individually affects your breathing and hence singing.
Excellent advice to get a good caring doctor and vocal coach to manage asthma issues.
Look after yourselves 😊😊😊
Thanks Dr Dan, 😊
I'm a bit of a science/ music nerd so pardon my often wordy enthusiastic comments!
Kudos to you though Dr Dan; I've only joined your Voice Essentials community for a few weeks and already I've noticed a significant impact on my singing and learned so much from you.
Without sounding like I'm repeating some similar comments below, your generosity with your expertise, knowledge, time and being an all round top bloke( sorry, but that Aus colloquialism fits perfectly here!) have made such a difference to so many people.
It's just a pleasure to have a teacher like you on our singing journey😭😁!!
Thanks Dr Dan, 😊
I'm a bit of a science/ music nerd so pardon my often wordy enthusiastic comments!
Kudos to you though Dr Dan; I've only joined your Voice Essentials community for a few weeks and already I've noticed a significant impact on my singing and learned so much from you.
Without sounding like I'm repeating some similar comments below, your generosity with your expertise, knowledge, time and being an all round top bloke( sorry, but that Aus colloquialism fits perfectly here!) have made such a difference to so many people.
It's just a pleasure to have a teacher like you on our singing journey😭😁!!
Thanks for sharing your expertise on this subject with us Dan.
I've got asthma and I 've been singing for many years, sadly my asthma is not going and I need to try this and that so I can continue with my passion which is singing. My doctor tells me that when you give treatment for asthma what they try to do is to make life as much as normal when you talk about breathing and air of course. Singing and asthma are not a good idea, and what you just said here about choosing which is more important, singing or 'to live' is the best pice of advice I have heard. Cheers from Ecuador!
Thanks for your words, I try, but I feel like in the past I would do like 20 tracks in a gig, but now I feel tired when doing the 15th, hahaha. Check my music, Mister Longo and listen to the my music, maybe you could help me. I want to learn.!
Ok. thanks, bye bye!
Spanish is my mother tongue, I hope you don't have any problem with that...
Sir i just turned on my phone and your video notification pop up.And i didn't waste even a second to click on it coz i was looking for exactly this topic.I have been struggling with this problem since childhood.And your video may just change my life.Thank you for this one.😊
This is something I have wondered about! I am working the breathing exercises but honestly some days that exhale ends up being much shorter than it may have been the day before. Thank you for your teaching
Lea Glennon, the following video about Breath Management (with Exercises) may prove helpful - ua-cam.com/video/SEdCYhnStrk/v-deo.html&list=PLZFx6cLexy5GrnbHBaHX9atQG0fba1Vx-
Thank you Dan! I find this video is very helpful to me even though my Asthma may only be high intensity exercise or illness like cold or fever induced! very helpful tips to help minimize the side effects the inhalers may have on my voice
I don't know,but i have asthma since i was 2-3 years and now im 11,but i naturally control my breath perfectly when it comes to sing and i also can do high notes but can't do until "Female Range" even thought im female lol.Its became my habit and i'm used to it, my advice is,just do like normal people's breath and try being used with it. =]
also lately i didn't get asthma attack but still i have asthma.That's weird actually coz i can manage my breath naturally.
I stopped using spacer after i'm 9 years old.That time when i was 6 i was critical and my face turn into blue,my parents quickly took me to hospital.
=] so to who have asthma,don't give up,YOU CAN SING TOO !!💕💕
Oh and,to manage your breath,breath with your- i don't what to call it is but-- (stomach) lmao.Actually i forgot that i have asthma and i think my asthma gone,but when i tried to breath with my chest while im laying down its still hard.So that,to who have asthma,please forget about it.Don't let the asthma be yours blockage.
Wow! Thank you for making this video Dr.Dan! You are just so full of knowledge and wisdom!! I have another question to go along with this video. Is there a certain exercise I can do to better my breath support specially for my asthma? I do feel like it's inhibiting my breathing when singing as I feel like I am always out of breath.
Thank you Dr.Dan😊❤️ I will definitely try it and will update you. I just wanted to say how much I appreciate you and your willingness to help. I know it can be hard to keep up with videos, classes, comments and questions with your real life but you are always there. You're an amazing teacher and just wanted to let you know that I am thankful for you 😊❤️
Deep slow breathing helps in Asthma. I have known a music teacher who had asked the Asthma students to take up wind instruments. some of them are totally out of Asthma.
Thanks. This has been very helpful and explains why I struggled with choir singing alongside asthma due to tree pollen.
Glad it helped!
Thank you for the info! I've been wondering for a while if there were any answers or people out there talking about this. I've been practicing and improving my own voice for about 6 years now, and it's always really frustrating when I just can't get what i need OUT because I can't get air IN. I have many aspirations for choir and for musical theatre. But im always afraid that low lung capacity / asthma combo will have me keeled over. Anyway thanks again and I hope this reaches more people who need it.
I have severe asthma that requires injections every 2 weeks, tablets every night and steroid inhaler doses morning, noon, evening and night.
I wish I could sing with ease.
You certainly have asthma more severely than most people.
Bro same I can’t sing anymore and having my asthma worsen as I auditioned was really difficult. It was so defeating and isolating to lose something I was good at and not find anything that helped
Informative, thank you. I used to get oral thrush from my inhaler a lot, but I started brushing my teeth (and gums and tongue) after the initial rinse, and it stopped it happening.
Thank you for this.. I love to sing but i struggle with asthma. My singing triggers my asthma😭
I don't use medication anymore but i have a problem with catching a breather when I rap and sing
Thanks for making this video
Thank you so much cause being able to hit Mariah Carey register this was needed
Oh yeah, I am okay if I watch what I eat. I have to be on a low histamine diet. High histamines cause my asthma to flare up, but if I don't eat stuff I shouldn't before singing publicly, I am okay.
Asthma is rough anyway, but trying to sing makes it even worse. I often get "froggy" sometimes. Any help is appreciated! High notes can be difficult sometimes. I have an inhaler and also an oral medication. And I'm on other medications as well for other reasons.
Thanks dan. Didn't realise my ventolin could give me nodules. Luckily I don't need it very often and I have a spacer, but I am going to mention this during my next asthma review. Thanks again
Taylor, it's not that Ventolin will 'give' you nodules...but it is a risk factor that you need to be aware of.
I have a beautiful voice but got mild asthma and lost my voice beauty
Annoyone please tell me that is asthma can affect my voice? 🙂 I'm so depressed 💔 I don't wanna lost my voice 💔🙂 I want to be a established singer
💔🥀
I have asthma and COPD and I’m 13 and love to sing but it’s hard sometimes
I use to not have Ashanti and I sang like a angel till I got it, it affected my singing :(
Perhaps a trip to an ENT would prove helpful.
I used my asthma inhaler last night, and today my voice seems a bit hoarse and dry. I only use the inhaler about 2-3 times a year, so is there any risk of permanent damage? And what can I do to mitigate the effects?
Always use a spacer with your inhaler, and make sure you rinse your mouth out after your inhaler.
I had no idea that deep breathing causes asthma attacks... im glad I watched this
A deep breath won't trigger an asthma attach for ALL asthmatics...but for some it will.
I sound terriable abd every time i try to practice i get dizzy and run out of air
Thanks
Do you have any recommendations on caring for your voice after performing with asthma? This is the only time I tend to notice my symptoms/hindered by them so after singing is there anything you can do to help protect your voice when it is particularly vulnerable after a performance?
Try doing some SOVT activities - ua-cam.com/video/5xLC7-KEM5I/v-deo.html
Could you please give me an advice for the mucus? It's killing my performance.
@mihaelagrigore8713, the following video may prove helpful - ua-cam.com/video/lXB0wu_WX4o/v-deo.html
I'm a 12 year old male with asthma who is taking inhalers twice daily, just wondering if I can learn through your lessons on your channel or if the techniques taught can only be applied to adults who've voices have already matured? Also, any tips on how to find my range as I'm going through puberty and some days my voice can hit notes well into the Female alto singing range and others as low as a Baritone. Thanks!
I'm newly diagnosed with sudden adult onset asthma . It has ruined my singing voice plus I had laryngitis 5months ago . Please can you advise anything. My voice disappears during conversation ,can't sing my higher notes ,just air comes out . Gutted is an understatement.
I understand how hard this can be. First, learn to manage the asthma, and then start to look for ways to reengage your voice in a sustainable way.
I have Asthma and I have a very strong and loud voice but only if I don't move while singing because I take shorter breaths then normal especially when singing and I use a lot of my energy just to keep my voice steady when I can't breath
could you please tell me what to do with the mucus? it's too much!
@@mihaelagrigore8713 Honestly medication is the only answer for that even I struggle with congestion badly
Had to give up singing :,)
I got almost all 4s and 5s for musical theatre solo and ensemble and got a 2 in breathing 😤😤
Ruby Bernhard, the following video about Breath Management may prove helpful - ua-cam.com/video/SEdCYhnStrk/v-deo.html
I am a 12 year old girl who has asthma and I love to sing but my classmates say I. Shouldn't sing 😢because of my voice
Ashna, you definitely should sing. Here's some further encouragement - ua-cam.com/video/QDZgL_s8mbQ/v-deo.html
Sir, my daughter is taking inhaler so sir she can be a singer
I am an asthmatic and I find that I can not sing like I used to and this is bad because I am an entertainer and expected to sing. what should I do I use spacers. I use 3 inhailers. and dry mouth is a definite side affect.
I love singing too but asthma makes it hard...
I keep forgetting singing triggers my asthma so I keep thinking I'm a shitty singer because if I get anxious whilst singing, it triggers it.
❤️💗
I have asthma from my grandpa
my question isn't related to this video ..my problem in singing that my voice cracks too early before I reach the point where I have to change into head voice .. plzz help me Dr.dan's
Rajath Rao this is something that will go away as you get older with vocal training. It’s completely normal. Especially in males.
All the asthma ladies, all the asthma ladies
All the asthma ladies, all the asthma ladies
All the asthma ladies, all the asthma ladies
All the asthma ladies… 🙃
Sorry, I had to. 😅
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Thanks for making this video