028 What to Do When Hay Fever Affects Your Voice

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We will pause our resonance training to talk about allergies, more specifically about hay fever. In this episode, I will share seven tips that might help mitigate the effects of this stational affection. We will go through the medications' side effects we need to be careful of, and some exercises to help us keep things on track.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What You Will Learn In This Episode:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- The importance of letting the doctor know we work with our voice before he prescribes any medicine</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- How staying hydrated can help us with hay fever</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- What kind of medicine components we should avoid</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- How vocal naps and avoiding clearing our throats can help us in our recovery</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- How consuming local honey can help us build immunity to the particular pollen in our area</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Why wine is not our best friend if we struggle with allergies</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In general, a healthy lifestyle is the best preventive method for any disease of affection, and hay fever is not the exception. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Episode 005 How to Keep Your Voice Hydrated Efficiently</span> <a href= "https://pod.fo/e/b545d"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://pod.fo/e/b545d</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Baylor College of Medicine blog post</span> <a href= "https://blogs.bcm.edu/2015/04/22/its-spring-time-but-why-am-i-hoarse/"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://blogs.bcm.edu/2015/04/22/its-spring-time-but-why-am-i-hoarse/</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- What is hay fever?</span> <a href= "https://patient.info/allergies-blood-immune/hay-fever-leaflet"><span style="font-wei