LARYNGITIS (loss of voice)
Denis, a pop singer from Australia sent us this:
"I recently lost my voice due to a chest infection, which I have been prone to all my life. I am a chronic asthmatic and bronchitis sufferer.
I could hardly speak on the first day of this ailment, and had to sing in two days time. It was an important 'gig' so I knew I had to do something drastic.
Firstly, I stopped talking, refusing phone calls etc,I gargled with salt water (lots of salt) every three to four hours. Then I realised the antibiotic properties of honey (not the supermarket types, but the varieties straight from the aparies) and took one dessert spoon every three to four hours. I also took Paracetamol [Paracetamol is a safer alternative to aspirin. The main brand name we have in Australia is Panadol, but there are also many generic versions. Panadol is manufactured by a world wide company, and perhaps you may recognise paracetetamol by that particular brand name.] as much as was allowed by the manufacturer (normally two tabs every four hours).
For the first time in my life I was not running to the doctor for prescribed antibiotics, and guess what? I was able to sing on the night."A preacher sent us this:
"I am a preacher and recently I had an attack of laryngitis. I could just whisper. I remembered that I use to use apple cider vinegar mixed in water to drink, but hadn't used it with water for a good while. I added two teaspoons to a glass of water with just a bit of honey. I drank that about three times a day. In two days my laryngitis was almost gone. For people who think they could never drink vinegar mixed in water, they should remember that the honey smooths out the taste of the vinegar. It works!!"
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