Question about hoarse voice
Cheri
hoarse in the afternoon, which it never did before, and I don't
remember that happening in the past. Is that usual? Have any of you
experienced it? If you have, how long does is last. My throat is not
sore, my voice is just hoarse. TIA
--
Cheri
Edna Pearl
trying to get used to not being paralyzed by tobacco smoke. Everybody is
different as to how long it takes to pass. Do get some over-the-counter
lozenges, like Sucrets (my favorite) or Ricola or your lozenge of choice to
help moisturize your throat tissues. Don't talk unnecessarily, and keep
your voice low, i.e., spoil yourself, vocal-wise. You deserve it! And
drink lots and lots of water! Remember that sleep is your friend during
this period -- sleep is when we heal, and your throat and cilia and sinuses
need to get used to not being dosed with poison.
You're doing great! Congratulations! You are doing exactly the right thing
to post whenever you have question like this. You get reassurance that
you're doing fine, and we get to feel like we're of some use :-)
ep ooooooooof
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writer272002
had a little of that just after I quit.
EP is right. Post with questions. Because any one of us have had some
weird quitting side effect. Have you gotten in on the sexy dreams
conversations from the patch?
:)
Ashley
Tiger_Lily
which brand do i need to change to???
--
kate
writer272002
>
> hey, all i got was NIGHTMARES from the patch
>
> which brand do i need to change to???
>
husband was moving in next door. I was robbed.
:)
Ashley
kestrel
Oh, Boy!!! Did I have nightmares while on the patch!!! Now remember
that I was using the patch more than 10 years ago, so there may be
some difference between your experience and mine. But as I remember
those days, my nightmares were all about the alien creatures in the
Alien movies, starring Sigourney Weaver. And no, she was not the
alien. The alien was some unusually creepy critter with claws and
fangs and really ugly scaly skin. My dreams woke me up a few times,
but it all calmed down pretty quickly.
It doesn't matter which brand of patch you use. The visual effects, I
think, are pretty much the same. It's all so long ago now, I never
think about it until I am reminded of those bad old days.
Forget the nightmares. Stay true to your quit. You are better than a
pack of stinking weeds.
Joyce
10 years+
Cheri
kestrel wrote in message ...
Oh, Boy!!! Did I have nightmares while on the patch!!! Now remember
that I was using the patch more than 10 years ago, so there may be
some difference between your experience and mine. But as I remember
*************
The patches did not work well for me, but I didn't have any wierd
dreams. I didn't have any strange dreams with Chantix either, but I
did have insomnia. :-)
Cheri
Marvin The Paranoid Android
Trojan brand.
--
I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.
readandpost
yes, cheri, that is pretty normal.
my voice got quite raspy for awhile as the TAR and multiple chemicals
left my system.
i had a very low voice for many years. (due to smoking) and after
about a year of repair, my voice actually came up a register.
it was amazing.
i don't miss the smoking, but i did love that low raspy voice!
lots of fluids girl!
rosie
Cheri
Cheri
readandpost wrote in message ...
Ian
I've had this throat thing for some 3 or 4 weeks now, but I thought it
was from that dose of diesel exhaust I got down me when the car I was in
got stuck behind a truck.
So that would mean the onset was about 4 months after I gave up smoking,
April 1st.
Yesterday I spoke on the phone to my sister in England, for maybe an
hour or more,
and as usual my throat, or larynx possibly, began to play up and made
speaking difficult.
I've been pouring honey down my throat and it does seem to soothe it a
bit. I also use a little inhaler thing my doctor gave me, and of course
the nebulizer twice a day. My throat, lungs and chest *should* be in
superb order by now....
And Lord, I'm developing a huge pot belly now, from all that eating. This
is unprecedented and rather horrible.
--
Ian
.Just call me Fatty
Anne D.
"Tiger_Lily" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> hey, all i got was NIGHTMARES from the patch
>
> which brand do i need to change to???
>
> --
> kate
I got nightmares from the patch too. Take it off an hour before you go to
bed and put a new one on in the morning.
AnneDDD - sexy dream deprived
Edna Pearl
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> My throat, lungs and chest *should* be in
> superb order by now....
Not necessarily. Some people take weeks or months before they stop having
respiratory issues related to quitting.
Ian
I think I'll be one of them! YOu can't expect the results of 48 years
of breathing in smoke to vanish in a matter of weeks. I'm just
astonished I can still breathe at all after that long-running abuse.
It's noticeable though, I hardly cough at all now, where six months ago,
I was afflicted with a real smoker's cough, very frequent, and coughing
up some really solid stuff first thing in the morning too, which is a
thing of the past now.
I don't really fancy going back to being like that, to be honest.
--
Ian
Five months - well, almost!
Lynn
--
:) Lynn VOF+ Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
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Lynn
--
:) Lynn VOF+ Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
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BryBz
> sore, my voice is just hoarse. TIA
How is everything today Cheri?
Havent had the hoarse voice yet but developed a scratchy throat
morning of Day #9. It continues Day #10. Doesn't hurt, just scratchy
and slightly irritated when swallowing.
Cheri
BryBz wrote in message
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******
Mine is much better today, not giving out when talking etc., but
yes...I did have that scratchy throat and irritated at about the same
time you're experiencing it and it lasted until just a day or so ago.
Just think of the rewards, and it will all be worth it.
Congratulations on 10 days, I am proud of both of us, and everyone
here. :-)
Cheri
Two weeks, five days, 20 hours, 56 minutes and 8 seconds. 596
cigarettes not smoked, saving $134.14. Life saved: 2 days, 1 hour, 40
minutes.
BryBz
> Mine is much better today, not giving out when talking etc.
That is just great Cheri! But take your time with it and be gentle to
yourself. Tea with honey can be very nice, soothing to everything in
your throat, even if not sore. I think I saw someone advise keeping
lozenges handy. Kinda' hope my voice changes, because I can't sing at
all and would love to ;-)
I am not coughing up stuff like I thought I would...it bothers me
because i want this shit out of my body forever. All the websites
indicate increase in productive coughing and getting rid of mucus...so
far, nothing more than usual while I was smoking. Nothing "tar-like"
either. I want results!!! lol
Cheri
BryBz wrote in message
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************
I think productive coughing will come in another week or so for you
and you will feel results.
Cheri
Edna Pearl
here saying I thought the whole "lung cookie" thing was a myth. Then
someone offered to mail me one, and I said, "okay, never mind." :-D
ep ooooooooof
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Ian
I have an appointment at the doctor's on Wednesday, and shall tell him
that this scratchy throat and recently the croaking voice after speaking for a
time are more than likely a result of stopping smoking. He'd been unable
to treat it except by giving me the little inhaler.
I'll give this group a mention too, in case he should have other
patients who've recently given up smoking or are thinking of it.
It's been noticeably better today, possibly because it has rained
steadily since last night and this may have washed the air pollution
away. I'm convinced the filthy air here has exacerbated my chest and
throat troubles.
--
Ian
Lynn
of healed by now. you can mention to the doctor that you quit 5 months ago
and thought it might be from quitting but let him be the final word. asthma
or allergies are likely the culprit.
When you get into a clean air place does it get better? maybe one of those
air cleaners for your house or at least your bedroom might be of help
--
:) Lynn VOF+ Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
"Ian" <su...@flashy.nut> wrote in message
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Lynn
with you not even knowing. I didn't cough but had a more of a productive
throat clearing that drove me nuts
--
:) Lynn VOF+ Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
"BryBz" <bry...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Edna Pearl
process can take months, as I've already said and have seen repeatedly here
at as3. (Indeed, we all have a deep and sad awareness that some of our quit
buddies did not quit in time but did not discover that fact until months or
YEARS later.) (My x-rays are clean, though I don't know how I managed it,
as much and as long as I smoked. Luck of the draw, I guess.)
Second, I have never personally encountered a doctor who knew jack shit
about quitting smoking, and I've been the victim of many doctors who were
almost as ignorant about other health issues as they are about smoking. I
don't take doctors' word as the "last word" on anything whatsoever -- and
especially about quitting smoking. You would not believe the moron advice
that that not only *I* have received from doctors, but has also been
reported by others here at as3. Doctors have said to as3 participants,
e.g., "It's okay to smoke, just don't smoke too much -- just a couple a
day." And "You're one of those people who just has to smoke, I guess." And
"After the fourth day, it's all psychological. Get over it and move on with
your life." Etc., etc.
If you do have COPD (asthma, whatever), then the doctor is competent to
write you a prescription, but that's about it. Go elsewhere to learn
breathing exercises that will really enhance your life, COPD or not. Like
respiratory therapists and Zen masters :-)
ep ooooooooof
"Lynn" <lynn....@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote in message
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Lynn
/me bows to the wise wisdom of Edna. :)
Of course you are right a person needs to take responsibility for their own
health care and find their own answers I just didn't want Ian's own health
travels stopped at thinking it is only from quitting and not looking at
other possible things his doctor might find.
--
:) Lynn VOF+ Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
"Edna Pearl" <edna_...@yahoo.BiteMeSpammer.com> wrote in message
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Edna Pearl
>I just didn't want Ian's own health travels stopped at thinking it is only
>from quitting and not looking at other possible things his doctor might
>find.
Ah yes, I see your point as well, and it's a good one. Too many doctors
might well send a patient home, saying "It's because you quit smoking," or
"It's because you're overweight," or "It's because that sort of thing runs
in your family," or whatever.
We're good at the dialogue thing, here at as3, aren't we? The group works
together.
ep ooooooooof
writer272002
> I am not coughing up stuff like I thought I would...it bothers me
> because i want this shit out of my body forever. All the websites
> indicate increase in productive coughing and getting rid of mucus...so
> far, nothing more than usual while I was smoking. Nothing "tar-like"
> either. I want results!!! lol
I never coughed up a damn thing. Which sort of bothered me, because I
felt like you do -- I wanted it OUT. But gradually I started feeling
better and could feel my lung capacity increasing. Cleared up on its
own, I guess.
So if you don't cough, don't worry.
:)
Ashley
1 Year, 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 18 hours and 10 minutes (422 days).
6,341 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,188.99. LIfe saved: 3 Weeks, 1
Day and 25 minutes.
Jef.
I never coughed up a damn thing. Which sort of bothered me, because I
felt like you do -- I wanted it OUT. But gradually I started feeling
better and could feel my lung capacity increasing. Cleared up on its
own, I guess.
So if you don't cough, don't worry.
On the other hand, it *can* be a rather frightening experience...
http://www.quitbuddies.org/cough.htm
DavidL
That's the Aztec Phlegm God isn't it?
BryBz
abnormal to walk away from that abuse with a minor scratchy throat.
Everyone insisted and convinced me I was going to die 'tomorrow' from
terminal stupidity. Alas, I turn out to be an ornery pill-popper with
post-nasal drip and anxiety.
Anyways...double digits tonight...
10 days (and 15 minutes) smober
night night
- Bryan
Ian
> I would assume at after 4-5 months the scratchy throat for quitting would
> of healed by now. you can mention to the doctor that you quit 5 months ago
> and thought it might be from quitting but let him be the final word. asthma
> or allergies are likely the culprit.
> When you get into a clean air place does it get better? maybe one of those
> air cleaners for your house or at least your bedroom might be of help
I have an air cleaner I bought for my last house - four smokers
including myself over some 17 years had soaked the place in smelly smoke!
- but rarely use it here in the new place because the windows and doors
are so well fitted it is impossible for the polluted outside air to get
in.
And the air conditioning system includes an electric filter as well as
the ordinary one, so I'm in a pretty good environment in here.
I think my throat is caused by a combination of factors, ceasing to
smoke being a very possible one.
There is no asthma but yes, Ft Worth, when the wind is from the
southwest, is bombarded by various pollens and even many locals are hit
by a kind of hay fever. I, being unused to these pollens and never having
built up any immunity to them as I did to the British varieties, am
affected by them; I only have to go
out to the mailbox some days, and I return sneezing, and need to
gargle with whatever liquid comes to hand.
The last three days, it has rained almost non-stop so I imagine the air
will be somewhat cleaner today. I had to make several phone cals
yesterday and my voice held out throughout.
--
Ian
Ian
Saw the doc this morning and he said the chest sounds great. Maybe I
didn't completely ruin hem with foul smoke after all.
The swelling of the ankles is another kettle offish, though. I might be
on the diuretic tablets for life. Seems the blood is going down the
legs but with ageing blood vessels, it isn't returning upwards too well.
So spells in the rocker recliner with the feet elevated are indicated.
He said there are elastic stockings that can help but I'll consider that
a last resort; I don't fancy putting them on and taking them off each
day, too fiddly.
I showed him a print out of that ludicrous e-mail the Alex Mason lunatic
sent me, and he was outraged. Said if there was ever any question of my
abilities he would vouch for my mental status any day.
And my new attorney called here this afternoon, and he too after reading
the message, said without hesitation there would be no problem if my
ability to live on my own here was ever questioned.
He is to find out which State authority is responsible for licensing
people to run these agencies and draw their attention to Mason. Seems
to me this Mason creature might
well be trying to con others as he tried to do with me with that 100
dollars a day offer. And while I've knocked about long enough to cope
with this kind of thing, there may be some who are more naive or easily
flustered into parting with sizeable amounts.
--
Ian
BZ
from Cheri (looks like my memory is returning too).
Its not from sore throat. Had that 2 weeks ago. Just a raspy, hoarse
voice. I do prefer to speak in a low, quiet tone with this. Tonight
drank green tea with honey for it.
And more frequent, productive throat clearing.
I guess it all makes sense and I am happy about it.
Bryan
On Aug 16, 7:53 pm, "Cheri" <gserviceatinreachdotcom> wrote:
> Since quitting smoking almost 3 weeks ago now, my voice gets reallyhoarsein the afternoon, which it never did before, and I don't
> remember that happening in the past. Is that usual? Have any of you
> experienced it? If you have, how long does is last. My throat is not
> sore, my voice is justhoarse. TIA
>
> --
> Cheri
eightpans
> Since quitting smoking almost 3 weeks ago now, my voice gets really
> remember that happening in the past. Is that usual? Have any of you
> experienced it? If you have, how long does is last. My throat is not
> sore, my voice is just hoarse. TIA
>
> --
> Cheri
Hi Sexy voice :) ehem! I mean Cheri, it's all good from now on Cheri
your body is just getting rid of all the toxic stuff My voice is deep
anyhow and as I remember it went something like a braying donkey, but
it soon passed. 3 weeks top effort you got it going there. Keep at it.
Regards Chris
2Y 9M
Ian
> This just hit me today on Day 32 and I remembered this earlier thread
> from Cheri (looks like my memory is returning too).
>
> Its not from sore throat. Had that 2 weeks ago. Just a raspy, hoarse
> voice. I do prefer to speak in a low, quiet tone with this. Tonight
> drank green tea with honey for it.
>
> And more frequent, productive throat clearing.
>
> I guess it all makes sense and I am happy about it.
>
> Bryan
It seems to be a common phenomenon, to judge from the f/ups to the
original message.
I did get an itchy throat some 3 or 4 weeks after the stopping date,
but as I was taking some medicine or other I suspected it might have been
a side effect of that.
Now, some weeks after inhaling some foul diesel exhaust fumes,
something is wrong with my throat so that if I speak for more than a few
sentences it becomes very difficult to talk any more. I think it must
be some kind of infection in the larynx area but the inhaler the doctor
prescribed doesn't seem to be clearing it up any.
Fortunately my life now is such that I rarely have to speak for long.
--
Ian
emilyd...@gmail.com
On Saturday, August 16, 2008 8:17:31 PM UTC-4, Edna Pearl wrote:
> Normal normal normal. The cilia in your windpipe and your vocal chords are
> trying to get used to not being paralyzed by tobacco smoke. Everybody is
> different as to how long it takes to pass. Do get some over-the-counter
> lozenges, like Sucrets (my favorite) or Ricola or your lozenge of choice to
> help moisturize your throat tissues. Don't talk unnecessarily, and keep
> your voice low, i.e., spoil yourself, vocal-wise. You deserve it! And
> drink lots and lots of water! Remember that sleep is your friend during
> this period -- sleep is when we heal, and your throat and cilia and sinuses
> need to get used to not being dosed with poison.
>
> You're doing great! Congratulations! You are doing exactly the right thing
> to post whenever you have question like this. You get reassurance that
> you're doing fine, and we get to feel like we're of some use :-)
> ep ooooooooof
>
>
> "Cheri" <gserviceatinreachdotcom> wrote in message
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I showed many ent all say its acidity,
I cant mimick in female voice.. And sometimes its all perfect sometimes its bad,pls suggest advice,,
Peace
Steve O
Do not look for reasons to return to or increase your smoking.
Smoking does not cure hoarseness in the voice.
This is simply your fish brain trying to find reasons for another smoke.
On a practical side, try some spoonfuls of honey and lemon to soothe
your throat.
did...@googlemail.com
> Since quitting smoking almost 3 weeks ago now, my voice gets really
> hoarse in the afternoon, which it never did before, and I don't
> remember that happening in the past. Is that usual? Have any of you
> experienced it? If you have, how long does is last. My throat is not
> sore, my voice is just hoarse. TIA
>
> --
> Cheri
Clams Canino
<did...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> Since quitting smoking almost 3 weeks ago now, my voice gets really
> hoarse in the afternoon, which it never did before, and I don't
> remember that happening in the past. Is that usual? Have any of you
> experienced it? If you have, how long does is last. My throat is not
> sore, my voice is just hoarse. TIA
>
> --
> Cheri
Cause and effect - Perhaps tying shoes is as much to blame.
-W
jvg
madho...@gmail.com
Week two of smoke free, I'm drained of energy, groggy voice and run out of breath easily. Is this normal?
Steve O
> Well, I'm on week two smoke free and a vocalist. I would smoke a pack a day, run six miles and sing everything from Journey to Guns&Roses on the weekends for three hours.
> Week two of smoke free, I'm drained of energy, groggy voice and run out of breath easily. Is this normal?
>
There is no need for anyone to feel like that- you have the right to
feel bright, happy, full of energy and as fit as a flea.
But you have been putting a drug into your system for years which has
affected your balance and your current well being.
You are now suffering from the effects of those years of misuse.
The good news is that your symptoms are a sign of recovery.
There will be a short period where you may not feel so good.
That is the price you are paying for years of putting a drug into your
system which does nothing but harm you.
Try and look at it as part of the recovery process.
It will pass, and eventually you will be able to continue to enjoy your
life again without the millstone of tobacco around your neck.
The important thing is that you do not take another dose, or else you
will be back to where you started, and you will always feel drained of
energy and run out of breath every time you try to quit.
You have made a wise decision- never regret that decision.
Please do not allow yourself to think that another dose would solve the
problems you are now experiencing- they are the actual cause of them,
Relax, it is only temporary.
Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible!
Remember the most important thing- whatever happens, do not take another
dose.
As for your hoarseness of voice, tobacco smoke destroys cilia in the
lungs, which is an important part of filtering irritants from the system.
When you stop smoking, those cilia start to grow back, and for a while,
this can cause irritation or hoarseness in the throat as they are
working overtime to remove mucous build up in the lungs, caused by all
of those nasty, irritant chemicals produced in tobacco smoke.
It's not a bad thing, it is just a sign of your recovery.
This reference may help to explain things
http://www.wisegeek.com/how-does-smoking-affect-the-cilia.htm#didyouknowout
Clams Canino
-W
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> writer272002 wrote:
> > Yes, it is totally normal. I kind of wondered about it too, because I
> > had a little of that just after I quit.
> > EP is right. Post with questions. Because any one of us have had some
> > weird quitting side effect. Have you gotten in on the sexy dreams
> > conversations from the patch?
> >
> > :)
> > Ashley
> hey, all i got was NIGHTMARES from the patch
>
> which brand do i need to change to???
>
> --
> kate
Hi Kate:
You don't need to change brands. Just DON'T fall asleep with the patch on! I used to get nightmares when this happened usually on a weekend nap. I would also have very vivid dreams with the patch on while I was sleeping. You can use any brand you want. They all work the same.
kaiser...@gmail.com
> Normal normal normal. The cilia in your windpipe and your vocal chords are
> trying to get used to not being paralyzed by tobacco smoke. Everybody is
> different as to how long it takes to pass. Do get some over-the-counter
> lozenges, like Sucrets (my favorite) or Ricola or your lozenge of choice to
> help moisturize your throat tissues. Don't talk unnecessarily, and keep
> your voice low, i.e., spoil yourself, vocal-wise. You deserve it! And
> drink lots and lots of water! Remember that sleep is your friend during
> this period -- sleep is when we heal, and your throat and cilia and sinuses
> need to get used to not being dosed with poison.
>
> You're doing great! Congratulations! You are doing exactly the right thing
> to post whenever you have question like this. You get reassurance that
> you're doing fine, and we get to feel like we're of some use :-)
>
> ep ooooooooof
>
>
> "Cheri" <gserviceatinreachdotcom> wrote in message
> news:xe2dndX63Idt9TrV...@softcom.net...