028 What to Do When Hay Fever Affects Your Voice
06/28/21 • 11 min
We will pause our resonance training to talk about allergies, more specifically about hay fever. In this episode, I will share seven tips that might help mitigate the effects of this stational affection. We will go through the medications' side effects we need to be careful of, and some exercises to help us keep things on track.
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
The importance of letting the doctor know we work with our voice before he prescribes any medicine
How staying hydrated can help us with hay fever
What kind of medicine components we should avoid
How vocal naps and avoiding clearing our throats can help us in our recovery
How consuming local honey can help us build immunity to the particular pollen in our area
Why wine is not our best friend if we struggle with allergies
In general, a healthy lifestyle is the best preventive method for any disease of affection, and hay fever is not the exception.
Resources:
Episode 005 How to Keep Your Voice Hydrated Efficiently https://pod.fo/e/b545d
Baylor College of Medicine blog post https://blogs.bcm.edu/2015/04/22/its-spring-time-but-why-am-i-hoarse/
What is hay fever? https://patient.info/allergies-blood-immune/hay-fever-leaflet
Allergies and the Voice https://www.ohniww.org/allergies-and-voice/
The Voice and Accent Hub https://facebook.com/groups/160080935058642
Mentioned in this episode:
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We will pause our resonance training to talk about allergies, more specifically about hay fever. In this episode, I will share seven tips that might help mitigate the effects of this stational affection. We will go through the medications' side effects we need to be careful of, and some exercises to help us keep things on track.
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
The importance of letting the doctor know we work with our voice before he prescribes any medicine
How staying hydrated can help us with hay fever
What kind of medicine components we should avoid
How vocal naps and avoiding clearing our throats can help us in our recovery
How consuming local honey can help us build immunity to the particular pollen in our area
Why wine is not our best friend if we struggle with allergies
In general, a healthy lifestyle is the best preventive method for any disease of affection, and hay fever is not the exception.
Resources:
Episode 005 How to Keep Your Voice Hydrated Efficiently https://pod.fo/e/b545d
Baylor College of Medicine blog post https://blogs.bcm.edu/2015/04/22/its-spring-time-but-why-am-i-hoarse/
What is hay fever? https://patient.info/allergies-blood-immune/hay-fever-leaflet
Allergies and the Voice https://www.ohniww.org/allergies-and-voice/
The Voice and Accent Hub https://facebook.com/groups/160080935058642
Mentioned in this episode:
Buy Nic's Book
Head to onthemicbook.com to get your copy now
Previous Episode
027 Resonance 002 - How to Encourage Vocal Resonance Through Tension Release
In this episode, we will continue talking about resonance. We will break down Barbara Houseman's definition of resonance, and I will share some exercises to encourage awareness of the spaces that affect our resonance potential.
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
What resonance can offer to our voicing
How we can explore our resonance potential
A few soft palate, pharyngeal, and tongue release exercises
When it comes to our voicing and the message we have to share, it is really not about what we are trying to communicate, or who we are trying to communicate to. It is about having an accessible and responsive voice to the emotions of our message. That is why resonance is so important, because it grants that our voice and body are fully awake and connected.
Resources:
The Voice and Accent Hub https://facebook.com/groups/160080935058642
Vocal Arts Workbook by David & Rebecca Carey https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/david-carey-jr/vocal-arts/9780713688245?gclid=CjwKCAjwwqaGBhBKEiwAMk-FtL65pbqlTwPMz_9yINTagyBiuxmXE-kpaWt0hBIekkhrcYR3z_KdDRoCEEEQAvD_BwE
Finding Your Voice by Barbara Houseman https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/barbara-houseman/finding-your-voice/9781854596598?gclid=CjwKCAjwwqaGBhBKEiwAMk-FtEkQhGczybl1AAYpqFSgTw_RYpdXzp3GV8-TqlpYfqqPUOiT0rxZ1hoCCwQQAvD_BwE
Nic's Quick Voice Tips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8E63vup6aA&t=140s
The Whispered Ah https://www.alexander-technique-online.com/articles/defining-the-alexander-technique/the-whispered-ah/
Mentioned in this episode:
Buy Nic's Book
Head to onthemicbook.com to get your copy now
Next Episode
029 Resonance 003 - How to Find Vocal Variety and Expression in Your Speaking Voice
After a slight digression on dealing with hay fever, we are continuing with our resonance training. In this episode, we will work on increasing our resonance awareness in order to find vocal variety and expression in our speaking voice. We will talk about primary and secondary resonance spaces, and we will practice some exploration exercises to identify the areas of our vocal tract we can use to manipulate resonance.
What You Will Learn in This Episode:
What are the elements involved in resonance, according to Michael McCallion
Exploration exercises to increase resonance awareness
What are the three spaces where primary resonance happens
What is the difference between primary and secondary resonance spaces
The primary resonance spaces are ideal for exploring a variety of tonal qualities in the voice, for accessing different emotional vibes, and taking listeners on an inspirational journey through our voices. Secondary resonance spaces are more controversial, as some people feel they help change our voice tone, some people don't. In any case, resonance awareness is a powerful tool and a valuable asset to improve our voicing.
Resources:
008 Why Posture is Important for Reducing Vocal Fatigue https://pod.fo/e/b70e5
The Voice and Accent Hub https://m.facebook.com/groups/160080935058642
The Voice Book by Michael McCallion https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/michael-mccallion/voice-book/9780571195251?gclid=CjwKCAjwieuGBhAsEiwA1Ly_naI4cgTvq4nua_6-jkgvaY1UV97IgIB0JvNfvwO207Dzpmq1DHKBJxoCeE4QAvD_BwE
The Voiceover Social Podcast podkite.link/thevosocial
Resonance article on Voice Science Works https://www.voicescienceworks.org/resonance.html
Mentioned in this episode:
Buy Nic's Book
Head to onthemicbook.com to get your copy now
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