If you happen to stumble upon my voice, please convince it to return to me the soonest. It was threatening to leave me yesterday and, thinking it was bluffing, I called its bluff. This morning when I woke up I realized it made good its threat and abandoned me.
How can I be my usual rude, grumpy, and whining self without my voice?
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My laryngitis is driving me crazy. And I fear that it is well on its way to becoming bronchitis or even pneumonia. I can feel the thick, slimy, yellowish-and-soon-to-be-greenish mucus inside my chest. Ew. Every 2-3 minutes I also bark like a dog. The crackling sound of my cough tells me that a big chunk of phlegm must have broken free from the “main land.” More ew.
A good friend sent me a DYI prescription via Facebook and I intend to give it a try tonight. Hell, I’ll try anything to get my voice back!
I’ll quote her prescription as follows:
“…try healing with water. Before you sleep tonight, gargle with mouthwash of your choice, or back to basics, warm water with salt. Then wrap your neck with damp scarf, and cover with dry scarf. When you wake up, remove the scarfs. This assumes that the pores around your neck are open because of the warm cover overnight. Wipe your neck with wet towel to close the pores.”
My good friend said she read it form a book. She tried it and it works. “Simple, inexpensive, yet effective!” she declares.
I sure hope it will bring my voice back. I’ll find out tomorrow morning.
