{"id":7169,"date":"2008-08-26T09:10:55","date_gmt":"2008-08-26T09:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everhear.com\/blog\/?p=31"},"modified":"2019-07-29T16:05:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T16:05:53","slug":"voice-care-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/voice-care-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Voice Care Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tEvery voice is unique and is a part of how we define ourselves. It is our source of communication, making it a vital part of our everday lives. The Speech Department and Evergreen Speech and Hearing Clinic knows how important it is for people to protect their voices in everyday situations, so we&#8217;ve provided a few tips on\u00a0voice care\u00a0to help everyone be more aware of the ways we can preserve our voices.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"EN;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\">Drink plenty of water\u2014well-hydrated tissue is less prone to damage. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"EN;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\">Limit alcohol and caffeine consumption\u2014both are dehydrating. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"EN;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\">Use a humidifier if the air is dry. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"EN;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\">Avoid irritants such as cigarette smoke, fumes and dust. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"EN;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\">If you have frequent reflux (heartburn), see a physician promptly, to avoid potential vocal cord damage. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"EN;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\">Avoid yelling and screaming\u2014such as at sports games. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"EN;\"><\/span><span style=\"EN;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\">Avoid straining your voice by talking excessively to overcome background noise. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"EN;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\">Take frequent voice breaks if your job demands long periods of speaking. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"EN;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\">If you speak to groups and have to project your voice, use a microphone. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"EN;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\">Minimize frequent throat clearing. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"EN;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\">If an upper respiratory infection has made your voice hoarse, limit talking. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every voice is unique and is a part of how we define ourselves. It is our source of communication, making it a vital part of our everday lives. The Speech Department and Evergreen Speech and Hearing Clinic knows how important it is for people to protect their voices in everyday situations, so we&#8217;ve provided a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7169"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7169\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}