“Can The Singing / Straw™ Help Me Get My Voice Back After Being Sick?”

It’s that time of year again… 

The kids are back in school, the weather can’t decide what season it’s in, and your immune system is basically playing a game of dodgeball, except the dodgeballs are germs.

Whether it’s a summer cold, seasonal allergies, or that thing that went around the office and took out half your coworkers, chances are your voice has been through it lately. 

And if you’ve ever tried to sing, speak, or coach after being sick, you know: your vocal folds don’t bounce back like nothing happened.

Here’s the big question: 

Can the Singing / Straw™ help strengthen your voice after illness?

Short answer: yes, but with some important caveats.

First things first… this is NOT medical advice.

I’m not your doctor. 

(Shocking, I know, since I do own a stethoscope… it’s just pink and purely decorative.) 

If you’ve had serious vocal trauma, surgery, or anything that could be a medical issue, check in with your doctor or ENT first.

But for singers, speakers, teachers, coaches, and everyday humans recovering from:

• The common cold

• Seasonal allergies

• Mild vocal fatigue

• That “my voice is shot” feeling after teaching or gigging
  Or even post-treatment recovery like some of our customers in remission from throat cancer

…implementing SOVT (semi-occluded vocal tract) exercises, like singing with a straw, into your daily vocal routine can be just what your vocal folds ordered.

Remember, your voice needs rehabilitation and care just like the rest of your body does.

You wouldn’t wake up from two weeks on the couch and decide to run a marathon.

So why are you trying to belt out your favorite Whitney Houston tune immediately after having the flu?

Your vocal folds need gentle, targeted movement to wake them back up and get them functioning at their best again: without overloading them. 

That’s where the Singing / Straw comes in.

The “Post-Illness Pilates” for Your Voice

Think of straw phonation like Pilates for your vocal folds: low-impact, controlled, but surprisingly effective. 

You’re reducing the pressure on your folds while increasing the back pressure in your airway, which helps them vibrate more efficiently and recover faster.

With consistent (gentle) use, you can:

• Rebuild strength and coordination in your vocal folds

• Improve breath control

• Reduce tension so you’re not muscling through sound

• Regain your range and vocal agility

And because you’re literally making sound through a straw, it’s quieter than most warm-ups: so you can sneak in recovery exercises without announcing to the whole house, “Hey everyone, I’m practicing again!”

Oh, and something’s coming…

I’ve been quietly working on a brand new ad-free video library with the best straw warm-ups, exercises, and cool downs the internet has ever seen, including an entire category dedicated to vocal recovery. You’ll want to be on my list when it drops. 

Trust me.

Your easy next step

Want to know which Singing / Straw is the best fit for your recovery and your goals?

Take my 9-question quiz to find your perfect match.

And here’s the best part: when you finish, a special discount code will magically appear in your cart: like the fairy godmother of vocal health.

Find Your PERFECT Singing / Straw™ Match Here

Because decision paralysis is not a vocal exercise.

Your not-so-basic-vocal coach,

Whitney Nichole