Does singing when we have cough good?

Does singing when we are sick good?


Alot of singers are so much  in love with singing and am one of them too ,but is it necessary to sing when we are sick as a singer especially when we have cough?.
Before I answer that question let me tell what happened when you have cough and you still sing. Cough causes excessive secretion of mucus blocking the windpipe and that made it difficult for you to breath. This also make sound production to be very difficult because we produce sound with the help of air. 
This difficulty can cause a Singer to stress the voice in other to be heard therefore straining the Vocal cords.
But what do we do instead of singing when we are sick in other to maintain our singing voice?

You can also read on how to sing higher pitch here

Below are the heathy ways in other to still maintain the voice even when you are sick

1. Proper rest 

Taking a rest or resting our voices when we're sick will actually prevents further damages to the voice. When we rest our voice, our body tends to heal with time and we have to be patient till our voices is ready for use because this is really important.

2. Taking of medications to cure the cough and catarrh


We are expected to visit a doctor or take a medication whenever we are sick this will actually hasten our recovery process and also help to get rid of the mucus in our windpipe. Some medication like antibiotics can help remove excess mucus from our windpipe and also fight those bacteria that causes the mucus to be released.

3. Sleeping early at night


Sleeping early at night will will give more time to the voice to actually heal, and make the voice to be ready for singing in a more shorter duration. Sleeping early at night also help to relax the mind and the vocal muscles making it more ready for any given activities. 

4. Avoid shouting


When we are sick shouting can actually cause more harm to the Voice this is due to straining of the vocal folds in other to be heard. This can actually cause a more severe damage if not stop or avoided. When you see yourself in a situation which you have to shout to be heard you can actually use a microphone in order to be heard and avoid straining the voice instead.

5. Humming  instead of singing

Humming is one of our Vocal Exercises that can serve as a Vocal warm up before singing and also the best Vocal Exercise when you're sick or have serious cough. This Exercise work like magic hum hum hum that's the key.

Hope this information was able to help you.

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my name is Israel Ndiku am a writer and from Nigeria

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