Wedding in 15 days! Help i have no voice!

My grandma always told me to gargle with warm saltwater.

Also if you live near a Starbucks, their cold buster (I think it's on the menu under something else but they should know what you mean) is great, get it with extra honey.

And don't try to force yourself to talk until the day of or until you feel like your voice has come back comfortably!

View Quoted Comment Thanks Candace, I have a Starbucks right by my house, so I'll definitely check it out.

Oh no Derby! I'm so sorry that you have laryngitis!

I've also heard to gargle with warm saltwater! Resting your voice as much as you can should help too! Apple cider vinegar is supposedly really good for you to drink because it has antimicrobial properties. I know it has a really bitter taste though so you might want to add in some honey to sweeten it up! I hope you feel better very soon!

I get severe laryngitis often and I’m a teacher:

1) do NOT take Advil or any other ibuprofen
2) warm tea with lemon and honey 3+ times a day
3) absolutely no caffeine
4) do not attempt to whisper
5) do not talk, AT ALL, for 5 days. That may seem impossible but trust me. 5 days, even if your voice comes back after a day, continue zero talk for 5 days.
6) do not use coat throat or anything else which disguises the soreness of your throat as this may deceive you into talking when you shouldn’t yet.

View Quoted Comment Hey Megan, those all great advice and I really wish I could do it. But I work in a doctor's office and I'm the coordinator. So I pretty much have to talk every minute of the day! Lol so I'm out of luck there.

Thank you so much for the recommendation

View Quoted Comment Yes, this works for me every time. Good luck🐞🍀
Congratulations and beat wishes

Salt water 💦
ACV
Hot tea 🍵
Lots of HONEY 🍯

View Quoted Comment Hey Kenisha, what does ACV stand for?

View Quoted Comment Apple cider vinegar. I take a shot of it every morning. You can cut the taste with water or honey.

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Then write notes to people. You cannot continue to talk when you've lost your voice, it will cause permanent damage to your vocal cords that could impact your speaking voice the rest of your life. Seriously, I have severe permanent damage because of this and am having to relearn how to teach to use my voice less when I teach middle school band of all things. At the very least minimize your talking during the day, you'd be amazed what can be replaced with a nod or a thumbs up, and absolutely no talking at home. Also if this starbucks drink people are recommending has caffeine, that can cause you to rupture the blood vessels in your already swollen vocal cords. I'm not familiar with the drink so if it's decaf it's fine.

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Potentially unpopular opinion, but I think the "coldbuster" drink is really really gross. I just order mint tea with honey.

This happened to me right before a big performance! I went to the doctor and got a cortisone shot in my booty and it reduced the inflammation in my vocal chords, and also a product called "Entertainer's Secret"...you spray it in your throat and it helps lubricate the vocal chords.

View Quoted Comment Okay, I'll wait and see.

View Quoted Comment Ooooh okay. Haha
Yeah, that's a good idea. ACV is a great remedy for a lot of things, so I'll definitely try it out.

I love raw honey when my throat is bothering me/I have a cold. Not the liquid honey that you get in the squeeze bottle, but the solid raw honey you get straight from like beekeepers. In my city, they have several places that sell this, like farmers markets and you can probably get it at Whole Foods. They also sell it on amazon. It’s full on antioxidants, it’s antibacterial, etc. Google it, there’s all kinds of articles about the good properties of it! I will literally eat a spoonful of it lol. My FH thinks it smells weird, it’s not as sickly sweet as filtered honey but I think it’s so good.

Tea with honey and rest it as much as you can. Gargle with warm salt water. You have plenty of time.

I get laryngitis all the time. The best way to get ride of it, is to rest your voice as much as you can. You have plenty of time to get rid of it, usually it passes in a week. The salt water is for sore throats, that won’t help as much with an irritated vocal cord. But if you want to try it, go for it.

As a singer what I have always done is lemon "tea" with honey. Simply mix 3 parts boiling water to 2 parts pure lemon juice and one part honey. While it is still steaming and way too hot to drink drape a towel or cloth over your head hovering over the mug (have it on a table) and inhale the steam slowly through your mouth - meditation breathing is good - just all mouth breathing. When it cools enough to drink sip it slowly and almost let it coat your mouth before swallowing so you know it is going down as slowly as possible. (if you really dont like the taste you can also add some herbal tea - I like chamomile with it) Repeat this procedure at least 3 times a day - I like to do it at breakfast, mid afternoon and in the evening about an hour before bed. Also as people have said no talking at all if possible, dont whisper when you do need to talk - it actually strains your voice more because you are holding the vocal chords tighter to do so. And dont eat anything abrasive - thing that everything you swallow has to go past your voice box so avoid chips, hard crispy food. Smoothies are good, soups are good, soft foods like mac and cheese and oatmeal are good. I avoid anything very acidic like tomato sauce or anything that could give me heartburn.

Hot tea with honey

Wow. I really hope your voice comes back!