Hoarse

[moowife]

My husband is receiving weekly chemo of taxol and carboplatin and daily (Monday - Friday) radiation. He is hoarse. What can be done to help with the hoarseness?

[Denzie Moderator Volunteer]

Try giving him honey in a warm liquid. Honey has anti oxidants that help heal and it also helps to soothe. Many here at HU and other sites said eating a tablespoon of honey after radiation helped prevent or lessen the esophagitis many get with radiation. I did not hear about this till months after my radiation finished and I wish I’d known about it.

Also you can try aloe juice. Maybe try rinsing with Biotine.

L-glutamine can also help. From the NIH website:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[moowife in reply to Denzie]

I have him take honey before & after radiation. and he is gargling with biotene. thanks!

[Denzie Moderator Volunteer in reply to moowife]

You rock! I hope others check in with suggestions for you.

[moowife in reply to Denzie]

Thank you

[Madmeg65]

When I had hoarseness, I drank LEMON tea. Coming from a family of musicians, when hoarse, my mom would actually suck on a lemon. I can't handle that. However, lemon tea with honey helped a lot. And drink as much water as possible!

[moowife in reply to Madmeg65]

I will let him know. thanks!