How To Clear Your Throat Before Singing

Anyone who relies on their voices for success like a singer, actor, lecturer or professor, must give the utmost importance to the care of their throat

The technique of properly eliminating mucosa, commonly known as 'clearing the throat', will help you create a better and stronger voice and improve intonation and capacity.

If you wish to learn how to clear your throat before singing, pay close attention to OneHowTo's advice. Start with simple methods to avoid damaging your voice cords and have your throat ready for any occasion.
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1. Before learning how to clear your throat before singing you must take into account the following tips to avoid its obstruction and to make sure you don't harm your throat. High consumption of milk products, taking very hot or very cold drinks and smoking can all increase mucus in your throat. If you are prone to or suffer aphonia, it is necessary that you see your doctor so he or she can give you a solution to your throat problems.

2. First of all, try to clear your throat without contracting it. This means you shouldinhale air deeply and fast, then swallow. Repeat this process twice or thrice. You should take into account that it's not recommendable to cough at first, as it can produce vocal chord irritation and a sore throat.
How To Clear Your Throat Before Singing
3. Another perfect method to clear your throat is to take natural lemon juice with honey. Make sure that the mixture is at room temperature; not too hot and not too cold. To do this, take a spoonful of honey and a spoonful of lemon, mix them together in a glass of water and enjoy. Do not add ice cubes in the mixture. You should sip the juice little by little, make the drink last from 25 to 30 minutes so it takes effect.

4. As we have mentioned, avoid consuming milk products. Cheese, milk or yogurt as it increases the production of mucous in the throat. Therefore, we recommend you considerably reduce their consumption in order to also notably reduce the daily need to clear your throat, especially if you use your voice in professional contexts; if you have a concert coming up or an important lecture.

5. To achieve a good clearing of the throat before singing, follow the next steps. Each time you feel mucus starting to build up in your throat, give a small vocal noise,'ahem', to clear the mucus quickly. We recommend a sound that is as low as possible to avoid damage to your vocal cords.

6. If you choose to cough to clear your throat, starts coughing softly and seek to excrete the mucous which is obstructing your throat. Repeats the process. If you think it is working, increase the intensity of the cough to get rid of the mucous. This method is not recommended for singers, as intense coughing may damage the vocal cords.
7. The smoke from cigarettes and the very act of smoking enhances the production of mucus in the throat. That is why we advise you not to smoke, and to avoid any second hand smoke as well.
8. If with these simple tricks you still feel than your throat is constantly obstructed, you should go to your doctor as you may be suffering from some other type of disease: allergies, polyps on the throat... The doctor will prescribe the ideal medication to solve your sore throat problems.
If you are suffering from excessive mucus in the throat due to a cold or a cough, we recommend reading our article; how to clear mucus from throat.
9. This article is merely informative, OneHowTo does not have the authority to prescribe any medical treatments or create a diagnosis. We invite you to visit your doctor if you have any type of condition or pain.

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