Cold air, hoarse voice.

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Hi all, I get a hoarse voice every time I go into cold air. This can lead to tightness, but not always. Does anyone here have this happen to them? I have noticed people have hoarseness, but is it in reaction to cold air?

Throat is not sore, just hoarse voice. Doesn't help when I'm teaching lol.

Thanks

Sue

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As soon as I go out into the cold air, it almost feels like my throat closes over and I get hoarse and feel my chest tightening. It's something I have lived with for years and have often been told by my asthmatic nurse to keep my mouth covers with a scarf if I am going outside in the cold. I don't know about you, but covering my face makes me worse, probably psychological as I don't like my face covered, and this makes me panic and hence, find it hard to breath!! It's something I have learned to live with and am just aware that I may need my reliever more often on these days. Sorry if this isn't much help.

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Thank you for your answer Carrief. I saw the specialist last Monday and she thinks it could be related to indigestion - so I now have omeprazole to take. It's watch this space I guess, but it's been almost a week and so far so good! X Sue

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Hi Sue,

I'm a social worker so talk a lot too. I get a horse voice from coughing. I have reflux, but I've also been sent to the speech therapist a few other times. One of my cons thought I had vocal chord dysfunction. It turns out I don't, as I was having a major asthma attack and using my neb. in my ENT (otolaryngologist's) office, and he looked at my vocal chords- and no VCD. All asthma. But I was having persistent hoarseness, but felt fine. So turns out from all the coughing and clearing my throat, I got vocal cord nodules.

I've always heard you needed surgery for these, but most people don't. They sent me to speech, and she taught me ways to rest my voice. Drinking water when you talk helps- anything to keep things moist. I use a lot of sugar free cough drops.

Anyways, both times at speech they taught me this pursed lip breathing/ or you can hiss (like a snake) which relaxes vocal cords. I find when my asthma is bad, and everything is all stirred up in there, that this can sometimes help the problem too.

Long answer I know, but basically the speech exercises and ways to use my voice really helped. The nodules went away.

Bee

[yaf_user681_51802]

Hi Bee

Thanks.

I also cough a lot and have throat clearing. For me, the throat clearing is a sign that I need to take my respigen and that usually works. I'm hoping that the omeprazole will solve things, but I will keep in mind what you've said too as it makes sense with my symptoms.

Cheers

Sue