Laryngitis

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Well, I have felt better and better as the week has gone on, but my voice has gotten worse and worse — there were a couple of times this morning when I could barely speak at all.

I faxed my doctor, and just got a call back from his office. It’s normal, he says, and should go away in a few days. In the meantime, I should try to rest my voice and perhaps gargle with warm water.

I should have asked for a more specific timetable — I’m supposed to fill in teaching Sunday School this weekend, and if I’m still going to be raspy by Sunday perhaps I should ask someone else to take over. The most likely culprit is my dentist, and I think he might be willing to plan for it just in case.

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John Carney is a journalist, a certified United Methodist lay speaker, a veteran of foreign and domestic short-term mission trips, and author of a self-published novel, Soapstone.
  • http://SundaySchoolThoughts.blogspot.com Brett

    I feel your frustration. I lost my voice on Friday, and could not speak at all. I taught a brand new sunday school class on Sunday morning, and could barely make sounds. We gave up after just a few minutes and everyone just visited. Today is the first day I have been able to speak on the phone to my clients. I am still raspy, but I can at least be understood. It has been seven days for me, and I’m still not normal. Hopefully your case will be different.

  • http://SundaySchoolThoughts.blogspot.com Brett

    I feel your frustration. I lost my voice on Friday, and could not speak at all. I taught a brand new sunday school class on Sunday morning, and could barely make sounds. We gave up after just a few minutes and everyone just visited. Today is the first day I have been able to speak on the phone to my clients. I am still raspy, but I can at least be understood. It has been seven days for me, and I’m still not normal. Hopefully your case will be different.

  • http://lakeneuron.com John

    One of the reasons I thought about contacting my dentist was that he had asked me about what I was going to do for a lesson the other day, and I thought he might have something in mind. It turns out that he does: a documentary he saw on TV which he has TiVoed and from which he thinks the class might get some good discussion. So we just went ahead and agreed to go that direction — that way, I don’t have to worry about whether or not my voice improves. He will bring in his tape, and we’ll watch it and discuss it.

  • http://lakeneuron.com John

    One of the reasons I thought about contacting my dentist was that he had asked me about what I was going to do for a lesson the other day, and I thought he might have something in mind. It turns out that he does: a documentary he saw on TV which he has TiVoed and from which he thinks the class might get some good discussion. So we just went ahead and agreed to go that direction — that way, I don’t have to worry about whether or not my voice improves. He will bring in his tape, and we’ll watch it and discuss it.