Singer with (deep) throat issues

Denalihighway

Sorry to dissapoint you, this is a clean thread but thought the heading might get some attention :rolleyes:

Basically I'm a singer in a band and wondering if other singers ever have this problem and know how to prevent it?

Don't mean to be horrible or anything but in general my throat seems to be quite 'phlemy' maybe due to sinuses etc and I find myself clearing it a lot and so on. I drink plenty of water and apparently this helps etc. But still at gigs, as singers will know, if you're a bit 'phlemy' it can be disastrous for staying in key and intonation in general. It always seems to be very bad after a gig or rehearsal so obviously it dislodges or something and is worse for a day or 2 after. I'm sure if I sang more often maybe I wud build some kind of resistance or something but unless I get a record deal thats unlikely to happen! (the record deal is equally unlikely obv..)

Any thoughts singers?
Thanks in advance
G

Gaspode

I have similar issues, so before gigs its plenty of water all day, and I usually take a couple of blests of a ventolin inhaler and hour or so before the gig.
Doesnt work 100% of the time but it helps.
I do find that the more often you're singing, the easier it gets so maybe there is something to the resistance theory.

BTW only take ventolin if its prescribed for you!

Eoin Madsen

If I'm tense when I sing, I'll strain a little and my throat will get start to get phlegmy. It doesn't happen when I'm singing correctly, so it's a good warning sign that there's something in what I've been doing that's not being sung right.

padraig71

Don't drink milk before a gig, that will make you more phlegmy.