Singing with Acid Reflux | Silent Reflux |
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Singers, learn to manage your reflux with these singing tips. Symptoms include reduced range, raspy sound, discomfort when singing, a continuous lump in the throat as well as reduced vocal stamina. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, then it may well be that you are suffering from reflux.
It’s the absence of the two symptoms, heartburn and indigestion, that lead us to refer to the type of reflux we’ll be discussing today as ‘silent reflux’ or ‘singer’s reflux’ because it's often singers who notice the effect of silent reflux first.
Special Thanks to Dr Matthew Broadhurst from the Queensland Voice Centre for allowing me to use the footage showing Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in this video - www.entdoctor.c...
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I am a voice teacher of over 30 years. I lost my voice for 3 or 4 years, due to an "unknown cause", which one of the many doctors that I consulted finally labeled as reflux (he told me that many people suffer from reflux but don't know it, because it only occurs at night - when they're asleep). He wanted me to take Zantax and some nasal spray that I can't remember the name of; but I am very adverse to drugs of any kind, so I began sleeping propped up on on three pillows at night, drinking a large glass of water upon awakening in the morning (yes, even before coffee), and restricting myself to only three cups of coffee before 10:00 AM; eating out at restaurants only once or twice a week (all the rest of my meals, I make myself, from scratch), and doing thorough stretches every morning, as soon as I arise. It has been about 2 years, and my voice is slowly returning, in spite of my advanced age. Patience and perseverance seem to be the key.
You lost your voice as in you couldnt even speak? Like no sound?
This is glorious, I been tryin to find out about "how to get rid heartburn naturally" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Tanila Aphonic Trick - (just google it )?
It is a good exclusive guide for discovering how to stop heartburn and acid reflux minus the hard work. Ive heard some super things about it and my friend got excellent results with it.
Lots of people suffering with acid reflux. First of all I did not know what it was as I cough most of the time with Lots of white mucus all day till I discovered apple cider vinegar and I started to take one teaspoon in a glass of water First thing in the morning and I was amazed my cough subsided and mucus. About half an hour letter I eat oatmeal not with milk ,just mix oatmeal with hot water and eat it.cut back on milk coffee and spicy things. After each meal drink green ginger tea. You will see the difference. Have to change your life style
Make a list which things make you worse and try to avoid it. In evening meal take one teaspoon apple 🍎cider vinegar half an hour before meal. Don't eat late your last meal give time to digest your food before you go to bed. Good luck.
Mmm you should've given up coffee completely.
For the past year it has been harder for me to sing high notes and control it. I went to an ENT just one hour ago, and they think I have acid reflux. I hope my voice will be ok, singing is literally part of my identity. They’re going to test me by putting a tube in my throat for 24 hours in a few weeks, wish me luck. I’ve had to expend more effort when trying to sing, so hopefully that didn’t cause permanent damage 😢Hope everyone’s doing well ❤
Any update ?
How it goes?
I suffered from reflux for quite long time. It was one of the worst experiences in my life. Sleeping on a high pillow has helped, and managing my stress has been crucial. Thanks, Dan.
i am suffering for this and afraid to lose my voice 😢
i even cant sing hight notes
ive struggled with this for years. feels like im breathing fire sometimes and a lump at the base of my throat.
I’m 16 and when I was younger, I was diagnosed with Acid Reflux. I had taken medicine for a while and decided it was time to stop taking it. My stomach aches and heartburn stopped but now I constantly have an excess amount of mucus in my throat which affects my range and sound when I sing. I often spit up mucus and cough all the time but my parents don’t think it’s a problem. I refer to your videos a lot. For example, I adjust my diet. I haven’t had carbonated drinks in years. I try not to drink or eat dairy, and I swore off coffee a long time ago. But for some reason my throat is still being affected.
Any update?
@@OnlyEpicEmber same problem new year
Hi , i experience the same symptoms and im 17 now. I really dont know what to do, what did you do;
I’ve had Acid Reflux ever since I was a baby and now I’m 21 and I haven’t spit up since then
Have you tried not having sugar? Mine comes when I eat something with sugar I have noticed.
My range has been shot lately and my stamina onstage continually dwindling with each show, but I never thought about reflux as a potential issue until a fellow singer suggested it and, with curiously fantastic timing, you uploaded this video! I do drink a LOT of coffee and eat spicy foods on an almost daily basis, so I think this is a wake up call to change my diet, drink more water and cut back on all the stuff that's detrimental to my voice. I was genuinely scared that I'd lost my higher range completely but I think my cords were inflamed from oversinging as, after almost two weeks of rest, I can access my head voice again. In the long-term though, I can see that reflux may well be an unnoticed problem for me 'cause I've experienced similar issues in the past but thought it was just down to bad technique or vocal abuse (since I used to do a lot of experimental extended technique and screaming stuff...badly).
Thank you for another quality video, Doc!
My voice has been RUINED by reflux over the past two months. It's really been pissing me off. I used to have no trouble staying on key, but now I go flat all the time and have the reduced range. I've been dealing with reflux and stomach ulcers my whole life because of a genetic condition that causes my stomach to produce way more stomach acid than normal. I can be perfectly fine all day, and then suddenly my stomach will start fucking itself with acid, be unable to handle it, and force it all the way up into my throat. My voice was just fine today and then suddenly that happened for less than a second and it felt like I just swallowed burning gasoline. Now my voice is going to be ruined for the day. I take medication and regulate my diet, it's just stress. Being a college student, it's just impossible not to be stressed, and the heartburn makes the stress even worse. So tired of dealing with this, and the ulcers
I use apple cider vinegar in a capsule form...it won't hurt your throat going down! That, along with stopping coffee, and elevating my mattress have helped dramatically. Raspberry tea and elderberry syrup help too!
Carol Dyson Hi! May I know if you were able to get back to your natural singing voice and pitch? ❤️🎙
I have silent reflux; only drink water, stay away from all foods in the list, sleep with a 'reflux approved' bed wedge.. yet when I first started taking 30mg lanzoprazole it was getting better... it's now getting slowly worse and I have a sore throat/ lump/ raps/ loss of range all day every day! These videos give me hope that it can be treated and fixed. Going back to the doctor next week to see what he suggests. I can't even imagine a life without reflux! I would be so happy xxxx thanks for these great videos xx
And just to add... I became vegan a year ago (due to how I felt about animals) ... so do not eat any dairy product which I heard can be bad for it!! Xxx
Hi how are you doing now
Hell I can't even drink cold or warm water because It'll make it worse for me, I can only drink hot.
I'm a singer- songwriter with acid reflux. If I wake up in the morning I have the most dry mouth ever, and my stomach always feels contracted. For that I do meditations in the morning to 'decontract' my stomach or to relax other areas of my body that feel tensioned :-) . That sounds very silly but it does work actually. I don't do stomach medicins, only when necessary. 'cause in the long run I don't think they're healthy. What triggers my reflux is too much coffee/tea what causes it to dry, and stress, stress, stress. Managing too much at the same time. Eating too much food at once and eating to fast. I basically have reflux on every meal, so I really need to watch it. I drink lots of water when the dryness occurs, do stress release exercices when I feel it's too much, I also boil my vegetables a lot now, eating sweet potatoes, cause I have gastritis, too. I do the double pillows, slower eating, and sleeping in time cause that causes a lot of my problems, too. I'm always happy when my stomach is making sounds now. In the beginning it was very disturbing to me. Like: "why do I have such a noisy stomach?" And now I'm the happiest ever when that happens 'cause it's such a good sign of my body relaxing :-) ! I'm very much a person that looks at emotional blocks, too, cause they caused stress in my body very much. And that helped me a lot, too up until now, mayb even the most. :-)
Hey Dan, my reflux actually started, i believe, as a result of improving my singing technique - the more i use the diaphragm, the more i seem to push stomach fluids up... wonder if there is a way around it, and would appreciate a video about it
I'm wondering the same thing! I asked my SLP about it and she said I might be engaging my upper abs too much and I should focus on my pelvic floor lifting and zipping up my lower abs where the zipper of pants should be. She recommended during my warm ups to focus on that motion before I start singing. I'm trying it out and I'm not sure if it's helping yet...Curious if this helps anyone else
@@thegodfairies I literally didn’t have reflux before singing. I started taking classes and six months after that, reflux became a part of my routine. I feel sad and I too suspect that singing can cause it.
I am dealing with this LPR .I have Gerd/acid reflux.When I lost my range and it felt like I had to constantly clear my throat.I went to my Dr,I am on the Nexium treatment for now but what works best is Alkaline water ,Tea instead of coffee no redsauce as in spaghetti etc.Keep rinsing the the throat water and lits of it.Afyer 1 month I am slowly getting my voice back.It can take 3-6 months to heal after this happens.I hope this helps .
Be very careful if you decide to go the medical way without proper testing. Most doctors will throw PPIs at you without any serious examination. I was put on PPIs myself for just a few months without improvement (actually getting worse). After a lot of arguing and fighting I finally got them to examine my stomach acid levels and look and behold here I was hardly producing any stomach acid at all and being put on stomach acid suppression medicine making my symptoms worse. What a lot of doctors don't understand is that you can have acid reflux due to having too little acid in your stomach. So yeah be careful, if you have problems with indigestion, smelly stools/farts and you can sometimes see traces of food not being broken down in your stools you most certainly are suffering from too little stomach acid NOT too much. Taking PPIs will help you short term but make things much much worse long term if this is the case.
Nice lie bro.
@@wideningcarrot6 Believe it or not PPIs is not a universal cure for acid reflux, if it were then acid reflux would not be a problem. Some people get reflux that is not related to acid at all, for example there is something called bile reflux. If you think PPI will solve every patient with reflux symptoms then you are very far from the truth and might end up making it worse for the patient.
Never said PPIs were the cure. But “too little acid” in the stomach causing reflux is a Alt med garbage perpetuated by a net 0. 0 researchers of reflux disease. But who pushes the idea that its low stomach acid? Oh Chiropractors? Damn they sound reputable, the same people thinking they can shove a Hiatal Hernia back into place? Come on mate, researchers like Jamie Koufman who dedicate their lives to reflux research and treatment somehow missed the boat and only the Chiros and naturopaths who are comparatively undertrained and under qualified to even perform scientific research are somehow the ones who know what causes LPR? Na not buying it. If you read the research by Aviv, Johnston and Koufman they’ve found the UES is at fault in LPR. They’ve also found a vicious cycle of Laryngeal damage causing the UES to malfunction which leads to more LPR symptoms and more damage to the upper respiratory system. They confirmed this by healing the participants Laryngeal tissues and the LPR resolved. But no, not a lack of stomach acidity, no hypochlohydria. Stop spreading alt-med rubbish and wasting peoples time.
have u fouind any personal solutions?
@@wideningcarrot6 get out of here
I haven't been able to sing in 8 months, it's killing me. I've been on PPI medications for over 9 years with little to no help anymore. I'm scheduling a hiatal hernia repair with a LINX placement to hopefully solve my acid reflux situation once and for all in hopes I can ever sing again. Fingers crossed.
I've struggled with Acid reflux for many years, and I still do. I remember the agility I had back then when I wasn't suffering from it. Then one day I started to cough, it carried on for almost a month, causing me laryngitis. My voice wasn't nothing like before. I started to take lessons, it took me a lot of patience to relearn to sing. I got back my entire range, but not the stamina I used to have. I have to avoid certain styles because I get easily tired. I've seen 4 specialists, I took medicines but nothing seemed to really help. Acid reflux NEVER goes away. Some periods are fine, some other are worse, personally, a mild irritation in the throat and pharynx is a constant in my life. The only way to sing is technique and prevention. Overtime I learned some practices to remove the mucus. Basically I cough silently, the air violently passes through the glottis and removes all the mucus. The most important thing is not to engage vocal cords at all. There is should not be phonation, only air. False cords and arytenoid might vibrate too, creating a sort of silent growl. During this practice I drink and swallow a lot to not dehydrate my VC. This is a way too extreme, but is the only way to restore my head voice, which otherwise would be breathy or aperiodic. This is an alternative to clearing throat which compresses hardly tire and false vocal cords and it may cause hoarseness. When arytenoid are swollen, abduction is compromised then head and mixed voice is a bit challenging. Belting is fine, but only after warming up properly and a good support.
I just got diagnosed with this and your story sounds a lot like how mine is going.
Listening to this and I am experiencing every single symptom mentioned here
Legit feel like there’s a lump on the left side of my throat all the time and my throat always feels irritated easily just from little talking or singing😢
I started to have symptoms of Laryngitis after a little voice stress. The symptoms got worse and worse and my larynx got infected, so I stopped singing. Not only that, I got symptoms of and misdiagnosed as post viral fatigue. Eventually, I went to see a throat specialist who diagnosed reflux. Within 48 hours of starting a dose of Omeprazole, my energy levels started to return. But I was not given any proper information on how to mitigate the symptoms until now. So I've lost out on 7 months of singing, song writing because of this misdiagnoses. I have just started to do gentle singing exercises.
I took acid reflux reducers for a couple months, and I’m doing better. I had to quit because my mom read online that it can cause me to get liver cancer. But my acid reflux is doing better. I’m also a singer so it was very difficult nearly impossible for me to sing perfectly because the acid would come up into my throat while I was singing. But now I feel like it’s doing better. I would also constantly have to clear my throat throughout the entire day just to be able to speak clearly because it would also happen while I’m having a conversation. But like I said I feel like I’m doing much better. The best part is that I can sing normally now, without having to clear my throat all the time and it’s amazing! But sometimes I still have to be very careful about it because since I’ve stoped the medications, it comes back once in a while. But it’s definitely not alas bad as it was before when I was younger.
Hi may I ask what medicine you took? I just started taking Esomeprazol 20mg again after a ten year hiatus (it worked for me last time and then I didn't have any problems for years and years). Just curious because now I'm not sure if this is working at all; I'm on day 4 already and still massive glob in my throat and rasp voice all the time. If I drink soda water I can sing better but I feel like I'm starting to get permanent damage now to my voice :(
I never knew my acid reflux could affect me like this 🙁
I've been really struggling with this. I was overweighted since a kid and i also had post nasal drip so i feel like it's been putting me in a cage and i feel i have no control in my voice. I tried changing my. I did a lifestyle change and 2 days ago i felt a huge amount of control when the reflux was gone (but sadly it came back). It's a process and I can't wait to overcome it and redeem the years i've lost from this thing.
This is SO helpful! I've been a singer all my life (50 years old now) and I've been so discouraged for the last 5 years because my voice has been deteriorating, becoming phlegmy and raspy, feeling like something was coating my vocal chords, and having a dry cough. When I sing, it feels like there is something blocking the air flow, I don't have the range that I always had and the quality is not there like before. I could almost compare my vocal chords to a dull knife. It still cuts but doesn't have the clean crisp edge like before. If I talk a lot (on the phone for example) I have to clear my throat and my voice is weak and raspy. So annoying!! I went to a pulmonologist two years ago because I thought it was a lung problem. Xrays showed no problem. Dealt with this for another 2 years and went back again today because it's been especially bad lately and thinking again that I have a lung problem. Today he said "I really think you have silent reflux". So, I came home and have been researching and after reading and watching your video I finally think I have figured out what I've been dealing with for years! I just hope I can get my vocals back and that there isn't permanent damage. I do love spicy foods and eat I hot peppers and tomato all of the time. Maybe I'll have to take a break. Thank you SO much for this video and explanation!!
You're welcome SLM1. Thanks for watching.
@SLM1 did you do it??
@@cosimo9197 I am completely healed now and can eat anything I want..no heartburn. After trying many things I quit the apple cider vinegar honestly because it seemed to make it worse for me. What worked is eating soft foods for a few weeks (bananas, oatmeal, mashed potatoes, soft veggies, noodle soups with soggy saltine krackers and, most importantly, for a few months (and moving forward now) I hammered my system daily with probiotics (80 million+), ate fermented foods like sauerkraut and kefir, took digestive enzymes at mealtimes to help break down my foods, ate a teaspoon of high quality manuka honey (UMF 20+) every morning and every bedtime on a mostly empty stomach, and mixed 5000mg of L-Glutamine powder with water and drank it throughout the day or all at once on an empty stomach which rebuilds the lining of your stomach and intestines. During all this time I kept spicy and acidic foods at a minimum (oranges, tomatoes, etc...) and especially rough foods like chips, crunchy cereals, dry crackers, nuts, etc, ate almost zero sugar except for fruit and honey and never ate too late or went to bed full. I am, praise God!, fully healed and I was VERY sick before. I think that a big cause of acid reflux is an overgrowth of bad bacteria in the stomach and the gut. The probiotics and fermented foods and manuka honey will resolve that over time, and the soft foods and L-glutamine will heal the lower esophageal sphincter and the lining of your stomach. I TOTALLY quit the PPI meds and Acid Reflux meds at the very beginning of this process which made it painful and uncomfortable for a month or two but it is important that you wean yourself off of that stuff because it lowers your stomach acid which actually exacerbates the problem for several reasons. You need your stomach acid to digest your food and especially to kill pathogens and bad bacteria in your stomach. Bad bacteria feeds off of undigested food due to low stomach acid and that bacteria gives off gases which causes reflux and belching. The digestive enzymes will help with this while you are quitting the reflux meds and allowing your body to start producing stomach acid again. Anyway, it took about 3 months to heal and another month to be sure before I started eating normally again but I am 100% healed and can eat whatever I want without any reflux. Good luck!
@@smflyboy please any insight on what probiotics and enzymes you took ? It's insane you're almost talking about me
@@smflyboy What about your voice? Did you get It back to being a sharp knife?
Dan, I've been playing around with Bragg's apple cider vinegar. Not sure yet. I got off the PPIs when I read about their long term effects on your bones.
My concern as well. Already have osteoporosis. I'm not convinced it's too much stomach acid, just that the acid doesn't stay in the stomach where it belongs.
I recently visited the ENT at our local Hospital to have a nasal endoscopy due to my snoring at nights!!!! Through that, he noticed that I was suffering from reflux due to the redness just like the video here. He gave me lanzoprazol to take Daily and also advised Gaviscon before bed, also not eating past 7pm. It does work but I need to cut out the foods that trigger it so I am going to note down when I get reflux and what I have eaten or drank.
it's such a miserable thing :( struggled with it on and off for years :(
Gemsy, have you take the opportunity to discuss this with your doctor?
I get it really bad every few months. (Such as rn). It has been about 8 months since last.
I can't harmonize anymore and my range is shit.. please help! I woke up with chest pain and a raspy voice.
Thanks for the quick reply. I just came back from the doctors after your video and it's not as bad as I thought. I'm on medication for the following month. Thank you so much!
Hey did u r
recover?
I'm suffering from acid reflux and I'm fed up now. I'm a singer. It got worse from past 4 to 5 days and hence I started jogging in the morning. Hopefully now I'll get better. This has been causing me so much stress. Singing is my life. And also the thing that acid reflux can cause cancer also gives me stress. I went to an ENT and took medicines and felt somewhat better but I cannot afford those medications cause I'm just a student and not working.
I've had two or three bouts of persistent light coughing which was finally diagnosed as reflux that fried my vocal cords. I must have had a combo of things, as there was a hiatal hernia diagnosed later via endoscope. (I fixed it, by the way, using a manipulative technique found on UA-cam). The silent reflux, though, continues. I will say, when I've gone on Nexium plus Zantac, it really stopped the coughing and throat irritation fast... couple of days. However, I also don't want to be drug dependent and I do worry about the long-term effects of PPIs, so I weaned myself from those and tried to compensate with even greater attention to the dietary stuff. That DOES work. I found it hard to avoid those favorite things though and have gradually gone back to all of them. So now the coughing is back a little too. What I really need to do is drop about 20 lbs. All that said, I have a question: Does singing actually make silent reflux worse? Or is it, as you said, just that singers are most likely to notice it first? I ask because something else I do is snore, and I've wondered if singing lessens would help strengthen my throat so the snoring will stop.
Would you kindly share the technique/ manipulation that you learned ? How are you doing now BTW?
Hi Dan! Thank you so much for this video. I was just recently diagnosed with this reflux. As a vocalist I noticed a lot of changes in my voice that were concerning. One of them is feeling like I have a lump in my throat when I sing. Is this something you have experienced? I’m considering seeing a vocal coach to see if maybe I am using incorrect muscles to compensate for the loss of vocal ability. Thanks for your hard work and I look forward to viewing more videos!
Makes sense! Thank you!
My doctors just don't seem to give a shit or realise how frustrating this is for a singer.
I try to manage it best I can with my diet and exercise routines. I get very annoyed because so many of my friends just eat what they like and get away with it.
I suffer constantly with the lump feeling. I have to force myself not to swallow a 1000 times a day. My lower range just disappears into nothing, I get an awful whooping cough too.
I just really wish my body would behave itself.
Hey sam, I’m an artist / singer too who suffers with the lump in my throat for a few months now. It’s horrible and uncomfortable. How are you feeling these days?
First of all , My Heartiest greetings to you Dr.Dan and hope that you have a very long and a healthy life so that you keep on enlightening the entire world with your singing tips and tricks.
This might sound a bit weird but I just wanted to share this that, in my case, after the intake of any liquid or at times even food, my nose gets blocked as if i have contracted cold and the voice eventually becomes nasal and singing becomes a bit difficult !!
Please do consider my issue and i would be glad if you could guide me through my predicament !
This sounds like a question for an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor.
REGINE VELASQUEZ
Thank you so much for your video. I do a lot of singing, leading singing in our church, singing groups etc but have at times had a very hoarse throat making singing difficult. I am currently dealing with this and will be singing tomorrow. I have been diagnosed 2 years ago with Acid Reflux and have lost quite a bit of weight and sleep on an incline etc but I didn’t know about which foods and drinks to avoid. This video has helped me and I may be talking to my nurse practitioner about a possible visit to an Ear Nose Throat specialist.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Margaret Stubchen. Thanks for watching.
Thank you. I always associated reflux with heartburn indigestion etc.
I have literally been diagnosed with this after struggling to sing for 12 months. I thought it was nodes. Then ENT Dr told me it’s acid reflux.
Thank you, this video was informative for me. My voice is often raspy and I feel a lump so often. There were a couple of on the food list, like seltzer and cutting back on overloading on Vit. C that I think I will immediately cut out, as an experiment to hear and feel is I notice a change when I sing to less raspy. The video of the inside of the body to see the voice was a little shocking but so helpful!
My god father died of cancer from the acid going into the esophagus in 2018. So make sure when you see the first symptoms, go see a doctor as soon as possible
Thank you so much for making this awesome video Dr.Dan! I really appreciate this😊❤I was diagnosed with gastritis and Brett's esophagus and so my singing has been really affected so much so that my throats hurts after a few minutes of singing. My doctor said to take nexium , and I was also prescribed Pantoprazole. I wasn't however made aware of the foods I was to avoid so thank you! I will try that out and update you! Again, thank you so much😊❤
Sarah Gee I took nexium for three months and it did nothing for me it just made it worse 😔 I hope it does something for you
Dr Dan's Voice Essentials thank you Dr. Dan, I will😊😊😊
Camila Matamoros I'm sorry it didn't do anything for you😔 have you tried Zantac, Prevacid, etc?
I cannot do falsettos cause of that reflux son of a b*tch!
Dr Dan's Voice Essentials but fo you really think that's my case?. I'm 16 years old, I feel like its because of the reflux that I cannot do a falsetto, but maybe it's because of my age. What do you think?
Dr Dan's Voice Essentials hHahhaha, i know. But if you could do a very vague guess knowing the things i just told you and that I have a low voice, please!. It's driving me nuts, i wish I could sing a falsetto
Oh thank god you back yah i have acid reflux so thats why i have trouble my voice when i sing
Thanks for the helpful videos! I've been watching several of your vids as I've been searching like a fiend for a few weeks looking for answers. Annnnnd..... I think I may have found what is happening to me? The last five gigs (three one hour sets) I've had little to no stamina, lost my voice by the last set and the following day I'm sore/raspy. THIS IS NOT LIKE ME. Apart from research, I've been doing voice rest, gentle warm ups, steaming, resting as much as possible, massage, drinking heaps of water and yet songs that are usually easy are a full on CHORE and control is out the window. It feels sort of like trying to sing while holding back massive tears! By the end of the gig I am KNACKERED. (Again, not like me at all) I have the up-nose down throat scope ENT booked for next month (my 1st time here's hoping all goes well)... until then I will avoid ALL the triggers just in case. I love coffee and curry but I love singing much more!!! Crossing fingers I've found a solution as I am this close to cancelling gigs. How long does it usually take for a voice to come back around after suffering this for a few weeks?? Oh, and full disclosure..... I am ashamed to say I had been smoking cigs on and off for the past 4 years or so. :( I quit cold turkey about 3 weeks before all this started so I thought maybe there was a connection as I shake all that nastiness outta me.
this is what I'm taking about that LUMP. 😭😭.I eat spicy foods,tomato and drink Tea everyday like 3cups to 5cups
Dr Dan's Voice Essentials ok.does it can heal itself?
I suffer from silent reflux that resulted in some major vocal issues (even had a 24 hour pH level probe to confirm). My ENT prescribed 300mg of Zantac and a change of diet. I find I still struggle with reflux, and the daily vocal symptoms. I'm hoping with continued lifestyle changes I can wing off my prescription.
What do you recommend for those suffering (and working to fix the problem), but still have to sing for gigs? Any tips to help bring relief to sore and acid ravaged cords?
psalm397 you should go on a juice feast
Thanks for this video Dr Dan, really helpful! I've recently been diagnosed with acid reflex and like you my doctor has put me go 40mg of Nexium. I'm pretty healthy and have cut out any of the dietary things needed in the past 10 days (since diagnosed) but my voice is still very compromised with all the things you described. I have a gig tomorrow night, I am wondering if you have any tips for getting through the gig?
Catherine Green, the following video about straw phonation may prove helpful - ua-cam.com/video/HsVfWGDncBw/v-deo.html
I’ve had Acid Reflux ever since I was a baby now I’m 21 and I don’t spit up anymore
I have reflux even if I avoid trigger foods x.x I also have arthritis..at 25. Take advantage of what you have while you have it
Hello sir! I went to the doctor a couple of months ago and I do have acid reflux and post-nasal drip. At first, the symptoms were alleviated by cutting out foods, medication, propping up head, everything in the book but this past week my throat has been sore but not the it-hurts-to-swallow kind but when I swallow I am aware of something. When I sing I don’t feel anything actively but afterwards it is bothersome sensation, kind of ticklish and hot. Hurt is a little far but I am wary of talking afterwards and I am very aware of my throat after singing. I have been known to be very tense when I sing and I have been singing more often lately because I was just cast as the lead in a musical, but I’ve been rehearsing like this for a month now. It feels like I get this feeling, rest my voice, all is well for a little bit and then I get the feeling again and it all starts over. I’m sort of freaking out because I’m worried I’ve damaged voice. My range used to go up to a G6 on a good day but now it only goes up to a D6 (if I warm up substantially). Is it because of my acid reflux or have I actually damaged my voice?
This is currently happening to me, did you ever resolve this??
Once again, you deliver valuable information Dan! I've been unaware of this problem and noticed only that the abdominal pressure caused my breath to, well, become unpleasant while singing. Luckily, Gaviscon foam, even though I need to gurgle a lot, is quite good, if used profylacticly.
I enjoy your vids greatly! Marci Pan (Marcin)
I was so tired of all the reflux symptoms that kept increasing, I decided to go to my family doctor. He gave me Omeprazole 20mg to try for two weeks. He is a bit reluctant to prescribe it for longer because of my young age (23). Although it gives me a range of symptoms, I'm specifically a bit worried about my voice. My vocal stamina is much reduced and, already for quite a while, my voice doesn't really sound clear; it's a bit raspy.. If the reflux becomes manageable, will my voice recover in such a way that it will sound clear again? Or can my vocal cords really be permanently damaged? Thanks! :)
Dr Dan's Voice Essentials Thank you! That was very helpful :)
How is yoyr voice now? My doctor did the same with me
Thank you for this very useful information I am just beginning to experienced reflux, I am a member of a choir in our church..at first I thought it was just an ordinary cough..until it keeps on recurring especially at night..these info are very helpful to us who have been suffering from this kind of condition..maybe early detection and medication plus natural remedies can help a lot..just a matter of disciplining ourselves in terms of our lifestyle and food intake will eleminate reflux..
I noticed it because I couldn’t sing anymore like before since whenever I tried to sing I’d cough
But now I’m getting better since I changed my diet and I’m back with my singing and working on it again without struggling
I am a Psalmist in our church.. When everytime especially I felt nervous before to start singing i always have severe cough with some nausea. It is a big dissappointed for me beacause I can't manage my way of singing :(
Hello dr
We have to consult which doctor
This shit is insanely frustrating smh
I’ve had Acid Reflux ever since I was a baby
If I manage to get rid of LRP, will my vocal cords heal? Will my low pitch voice go away?
Yes, your vocal folds will heal, but it may take many months for your voice to return to a normal state.
At the begining of my twenties I had the vocal range of Maurice White
and Phillips Bailey from Earth, Wind and Fire. I could sing their parts with no problem, and I'm not lying. Then it came the f*****g acid reflux and my vocal chords
burned out, sadly I never be able again to achieve the Bailey's register
but a bit of White's. It's disgusting to try to sing someone's register
and the sound it comes out of your throat it's like the noise of a
radio out of tune.
I have seen several ENTs and after scoping me they all say the vocal folds are irritated due to reflux. I was put on a PPI which brought my voice back for 2 years. It has now happened again even though i lead a very healthy life style. I doubled my dosage with no luck. Then went to see a Gastro. He put me on Dexilant which led to kidney/lower back pain. So idk what else to do. I quit coffee, alcohol, sleep elevated, never eat problem foods, dont eat before bed, go on vocal rest for days and still I wake up every morning like I was screaming at a concert all night. I head there can be major complications with surgery. But with all that I am doing how can I be sure its reflux?
Dr Dan's Voice Essentials I guess I will look into that I really want to try to avoid surgery at all cost
Dr Dan's Voice Essentials well thanks for the help man
don't eat oily spicy outside food don't eat chips popcorn crunchy snacks etc
Gargle with warm salt water 3 times a day atleast
Don't eat citric fruits like orange lemon grapes
Don't eat tomatto and never eat raw onion
Don't eat spice like maggy pasta etc only use salt and turmeric in foods no other spice
Elevate your head side 6 inches atlease so create a slop so acid don't come up
Observe if diary milk curd lassi creates problem or not if do than leave them also
Never sleep or lay down after meal always lay down after 2-3 ours of sleep
Take dinner early and don't sleep before 2-3 hours after that
Take small meals 4-5 times a day don't take large meals only eat 60% of your capacity
Eat soft spiceless foods
Take 1/3 little baking soda and drink when you feel irritation and drink every 3 days if possible only little soda not more
It will kill acid in your throat
Take 20 minutes walk after dinner
Don't do hard exercise gym or weight lifting it will create more acid reflux
Don't clear your throat distract your self in some work
Drink small sips of water when throat stuck feel because clearing throat will irritate it further if you don't clear throat and sip water than your throat will heal in 1-2 day
Also don't drink too much water at a single time it will create more acid reflux
I am suffering from LPR from one year so I have tried and observe every thing
Remember this tips will greatly help but going to ent doctor is also required
Because many illness have same symptoms and all parts are deeply connected so you may never know your disease without doctor
Same three for me! Curries, Diesel coffee(The whole house reeks by my morning cuppa's!) and Guinness! Luckily I drink a ton of water however. How many cups of coffee a day is adequate would you say Dan?(please say two, please say two!)
Hello Dr Dan! Thanks for this great video. In the last week my voice has mysteriously become very weak and my singing range dropped quite a bit. It also can be sore when I yawn on the left hand side of the front part of my neck. I have been massively over indulging in Chocolate, Spice which I am new to and Scotch Whisky. Do you think my symptoms are caused by Reflux? I have taken these three things out of my diet in a big way and wondered do you know how long it may take for my voice to return to normal? Many thanks. Barry
Barry Keenan, the following video about vocal recovery may prove helpful - ua-cam.com/video/4KP-PIt005o/v-deo.html
You are the Best!! Thank you!
Thank you!!
Thanks Doc😄
You're welcome Turquoise Skies. Thanks for watching.
Great video! Q: If its 'silent reflux' what indicators are there to tell you to change lifestyle?
-Also do you recommend seeing an ENT for this kind of problem?
Sometimes seeing an ENT is advisable. The symptoms are generally heard and felt in the voice of the sufferer.
Dr Dan, could you please tell me if your reflux is laryngopharyngitis? If yes and you can sing with it, you will give me hope...
Yes. My reflux would be categorised as LPR. And yes, you can still sing successfully with well-managed LPR.
Hi I’m a member of a choir and I feel my voice changed after a few days of sing especially when I rech high note
Yeah mg reflux got real bad as I didn’t treat it for a while. How long does it take to heal from it? I got scoped and they said I didn’t have nodusles but I did have mucas which is a sign of acid reflux and they could see where I was inflamed. It was so bad my chest hurt. My throat still kinda hurts but it’s getting better. I changed my diet to what the doctor suggested so that’s been helping a little bit too. Just wanna know how Long till my full range and voice over all comes back to normal
It can take a number of weeks for the voice to heal after reflux. Sage x Sasuke, the following video about vocal recovery may prove helpful - ua-cam.com/video/4KP-PIt005o/v-deo.html
how are you doing now?
Thank for the video -
Question. Most reflux is a result of low acid in the stomach. If you are taking a proton pump inhibitor that limits the amount of acid, then how is that helping? Can you explain more about that.
Hi Dr Dan. Please let me know how the reflux affects the vocal chords if the chords are situated is the trachea and not the esophagus?
I love pasta and pizza and soda so much 😭.... But I truly love singing more (and not dying). I guess evaluating my diet will be much more important to me from here on out.
Red Letter Vagrant, the following video about the singer's diet may prove helpful -
Dr Dan, I've been fighting silent acid reflux for years. My Daughter is a ENT PA and said I could have a mix with post nasal drip. I tried Prilosec to no avail. I have a gastric band and am wondering if it could be contributing to the congestion.
Thanx,
Rick Shaw
Milk was the easiest thing for me to quit drinking I don’t really eat oranges and try to drink mainly water and my Throat coat my vocals do get tired not as quick as they used to but still fairly quickly I like to eat apples and bananas I’m not in bad shape I was a runner in high school i graduated last year but in 2017 if that makes sense ha I don’t like candy i know what it does so I want even less of it I do like pancakes though ohhh and French toast i was going to finish that and the eggs and sausage I got from McDonald’s but it’s not good then I won’t ha and I didn’t know about trying to eat 3 hours before sleep I know you’re supposed to sip on water 😅 but sometimes I just get thirsty but I know there’s times when I can’t sing at all so I just stay quiet it does get frustrating not knowing what to do I feel like I’m really messing up my voice there’s a lot to learn but I can tell when my voice is compromised umm do you know how much an ENT cost I think it’s called ha and if any of the stuff I listed above is ok to eat oh and syrup I want to know about that too 😅 it’d be easier if I could get a list of this do you know a website for it 🤔 thank you
Hello Dr Dan.
So Im a vocalist and over the course of the last few years Ive been facing vocal problems. My current vocal condition is such that any note which I attempt to sing (Even in my comfortable middle octave range like a middle C ) is always 5-10 percent flat from the required pitch. Ive consulted a few different ENT doctors over the course of time. They all repeatedly diagnosed acid reflux. However there has been no improvement over the years. Besides the inability to match pitch, there is even fast vocal fatigue and and very jarring tone to my voice. Any idea what this condition could be? Havent been able to find any information anywhere so any feedback would be really appreciated . Thank you.
Chinmaya, I'm sorry to hear you're having issues with your voice. I know how frustrating this can be. Unfortunately, I'm in no position to offer a diagnosis beyond what your medical specialists have already said. Having said this, I wonder whether you might be suffering from heightened laryngeal tension due to the strain caused by the reflux. I wonder whether the following videos will prove helpful - ua-cam.com/video/dyDDqdeAA2s/v-deo.html
hi dr dan, do you think that my inability to sing falsetto majority of the time could be due to reflux? When i try to sing falsetto, it feels stuck at times.
Should you stop singing until the reflux is under control?
It depends on how impacted the voice is from the reflux. There are occasions where a sufferer may need to cease singing until the vocal fold inflammation settles.
@@DrDanRobinson thank you! I'm a beginner when it comes to singing, but I don't want to damage anything so I guess I might as well wait until things improve
Sir, I wish to inquire, how long does the healing take in case of serious reflux cases using mere lifestyle change, yoga and diet. Complete loss of stamina, vibrato inefficiency and loss and voice hoarseness and globus/lump sensation are the symptoms. I was diagnosed at the best medical Institute in my country but even they couldnt diagnose it despite my clearly stating the symptoms. i found help on a website. The medical apparatus around isnt competent perhaps. im a tad bit distraught with this condition as i dont know much about it. Any advice with be highly appreciated Sir. Also, is it fully curable? will my voice recover completely and sound as before in terms of ease, comfort, vibrato and eradication of hoarseness? and finally, how much talking and singing is permissible in this phase? I hope to hear from you soon. Best regards.
Thank you so much Dr. Dan! You're the best! Best wishes from half way around the world :)
@@VBD05 Hi Vibhor, it's been a year since you write this comment. How you feel today? i'm starting with this problems, and i feel the same way as you at the beginning.
Kind regards.
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I was recently diagnosed with it and I am quite worried because in three months medications did not help. I feel like it is just getting worse. I really cannot cut off all that forbidden foods, I drink only one macchiato per day now for example but cannot cut off everything. How can I know what triggers it?
that seems like a good idea, except coffee and bread (how to remove that oh my god.) I have gastroscopy in month and a half as well..
I will just reduce all bad food for now, I hope to find out more at gastroscopy. So you recommend cutting out spicy , fatty, caffeine, alcohol and chocolate ?
Yes he'd recommend that. I cut alcohol about a month ago and it has worked wonder's!
thank you, I hope this is curable and restrictions are not for good
keep us updated Marija! :) God bless and happy singing.
Boogie on ;P
Wait does this apply to severe GERD as well or is it just silent reflux
It really is focused on Silent Reflux (LPR).
Hi Dr Dan I was diagnosed with silent reflux which has affected my falsetto. I've been taking omeprazole which reduces the acid but my falsetto is still not attainable. Please put me out of my misery, is this something I can get back?
Ive been dealing with reflux since novwmber if not earlier.. im going to start medication tomorrow jm just wonder if my singing will be the same as it used to be or if there with be a noticeable difference? 👍 only difference i know as of late is the effort i have to put to sing higher notes i used to sing easily and also just that my voice gets tired and fatigued extremely quickly. I get througy maybe 3 songs of sinatra to practice and my voice is tired and weak. Im probably going to stop singing for a little bit. I dont have a rasp but i do have a weak voice.
My question is can singing actually aggravate acid reflux? I find that if I sing after a meal it aggravates it a LOT. Seems after eating I can't do anything except sit, stand or walk upright for at least three hours. Not very practical.
Many singers suffer from laryngopharyngeal reflux due to the heightened activity of the diaphragm.
Im overbese. Sang classical and taught singing and choirs. Ate wrong foods continuously. Lost voice last November. Quiet breathy phonation E4-C3 very frustrating. Not too mention being a class teacher daily talking and trying to sing. Now its nearly a year now so now I'm changing diet losing weight and seeing if changes a coming. Id love to get back into some lieder. Thanks for the info good motivation. Do you do vocal coaching?
Yes, I teach both inStudio and online, Jonathan.
I cant manage it and i have it about2 years and i get sick about it plz help me
Can you confirm if singing or talking without hydration for prolonged period can cause acid reflux
This is a tricky one. Yes, drinking water can assist with reflux, but for some people, it can also aggravate their reflux. You should aim to have good hydration levels first, and then see how that affects your reflux.
Carob molasses works for me
I did start to get a hoarseness throat and constant throat clearing which might have been a result of acid reflux from stress. PPIs did help along with Gaviscon Advance.
I seem to have it under control now and only get a flare up every couple of months if I've been eating too much bad foods or drinking.
I saw an ENT doctor who said my vocal chords were fit and healthy but my question is. I sometimes get this thing where my voice hurts when talking and certain vowels mo, or and ee hurt to say, feels like my vocal chords are scraping together sort of feel. This feeling /pain did go away for a couple of but is now back mildly since I've had a flare up of indigestion this last 10 days,
Any advice or thoughts on this?
Many thanks
Me at 11: Ashlee Simpson is making excuses
Me at 30 after eating and drinking buffalo wings,jalapeno pizza and soda in the middle of a performance: Maybe I judged Ashlee Simpson harshly.
my son loves singing in fact he has joined some singing competitions. but lately he can't manage to finish singing a song as he said he felt some gas coming from his stomach. At first we thought he is just nervous on one big competition he joined where in he also suddenly stopped at the middle of the song. Good thing he was able to continue but we observe now even during practices at home he will stop at the middle of the song and said that he felt some gas again coming from his stomach. He needs to burp while singing just to continue and you can see that his singing is really affected. There are also times when he felt some excessive sweating on his back and some coldness on his feet . Is this also a sign of silent reflux? He is now sad that he can't even finish 1 song and can't do perfectly what he really loves doing. Kindly please advise.
I have citrus, garlic and spicy foods everyday...
I do sometimes feel like I have a lump in my throat, even when I don't sing that day or before. Other times a bit gassy. So I think it does affect me lol :(
My reflux is getting pretty extreme - I may need the Nexium myself
Erich, the Nexium can be very helpful in getting the reflux under control.
Dr Dan's Voice Essentials OTOH I may be part of the 90% of people who have indigestion because of low stomach acid; in that case, Nexium would only compound the problem
More research to be done, clearly
Dr. Dan... Do you remember me..? l asked a question yesterday about obstruction feeling in throat.. is acid reflux the reason for that ?
Dr Dan's Voice Essentials - thank u Doctor for your valuable advice...
Am I screwed if I have a hernia ? Can’t afford surgery
I would talk with your medical doctor for advice about a hernia.
Omg this is my problem! Ty
Sir I am experiencing acid reflux. It affected my voice.My voice is not steady. It is shaky .How can I sing?? What should I do??
Perhaps a short period of medication would prove helpful. Talk to your doctor for further advice.
My voice is shaky while singing Is it because of reflex?? Dr.told me that my vocal chords are swollen. How can I sing ??
Verbal Melodies, the following video may prove helpful - ua-cam.com/video/R8kSCjHkbZM/v-deo.html
Is Nexium bad in the long run? Cause I've been using it for 3 years and some people think it's too long!
Ideally, it's better to only be on drugs like Nexium for short periods of time to simply get the reflux under control.
@@DrDanRobinson i've been off of Nexium for a month and my reflux is getting worse so I'm really not able to find a solution. My voice hurts a lot and I intend on becoming a teacher in the future
This is pretty scary......
Hi Dr Dan, just watched your reflux vid with great interest. I'm on lanzoprozole for reflux although my symptoms are now mainly just a constant acid taste in the mouth and slight feeling of a lump in the throat. I'm due in a studio this weekend to put down some vocals. My voice seems fine- just a little feeling of something in my throat on some notes. Do you think it's ok to sing? I don't want to cause any problems? Many thanks!
Simon, it is ok to sing...but you will need to be careful. Have you tried using Gaviscon. I personally find it VERY helpful.
Hey Dan I have a problem with singing. Before I warm up, I can't sing above A3 and my voice sounds raspy and cracks a lot. Recently people have found out that I sing and have randomly ask me to sing but when I do, if I'm not warmed up, I can't sing good at all. However, when I warm up (do lip rolls and scales for 5mins) I can sing up to an E4 easy. How do I make it that I can sing good without warnin' up? Because there are ALOT of people I know who can sing amazing when someone randomly says to them "can I hear you sing?" Even if they aren't warmed up, they still sing on pitch and with a nice tone. But with me, I can't sing without warnin' up at all, I sound like an absolute beginner. Why is this?
So should I warm up every single day for the rest of my life, Incase someone randomly asks me to sing again ?
I have it HELP
Mr Betlog, please see your doctor for a full assessment and diagnosis.
Hii dr dan ...I have a same problem but I came to know about after 1 yr nd found tht my food pipe is little bit of loose nd give a same advice as u r saying ..nd I'm doing same ..bt I ws singer bt since last 1 yr in my voice the is a hoarseness nd does not hv strength nd clr ... should I take a throat medicine with reflux cure medicine tht is NEXPRO Rd 20 or should wait till it's completed???? Pls response me dr I'm very stress nowadays