Angelini Pharma offers recommendations to take care of your voice

Angelini Pharmain it World Voice Day, stressed the importance of protecting one of the main instruments of human communication and recalled that the voice is the sound produced by the human speech apparatus “and Its tone is unique in each person, to the point of being considered a true hallmark. “Throughout history, it has been a vehicle of artistic expression, a tool of connection and also a protagonist in key moments capable of mobilizing society.”

However, he indicated that, unlike other aspects of health, the voice does not always give obvious signs when it deteriorates. “It does not hurt, nor does it generate fever: it simply changes, weakens or may even disappear. Therefore, daily care and prevention are essential to maintain good vocal health.”

In this context, and coinciding with the 120th anniversary of Juanola, Angelini Pharma insisted on the importance of taking care of your voice and shared some key recommendations to protect it in daily life, such as prioritizing rest, as it highlighted that sleeping less than six hours leads to vocal fatigue and the predisposition to suffer injuries. “With good general health, exercise and a balanced diet you have greater resistance to vocal effort.”

He also stressed the importance of taking care of the environment in which one speaks because ambient noise is what harms the voice the most, since it forces you to speak at a forced volume. This situation worsens in the presence of smoke or pollution, which can irritate the respiratory tract. Another recommendation is to avoid tobacco, since smoke is one of the main toxic and irritating elements for the vocal cords, as it causes dryness and increases the risk of voice alterations.

Likewise, he advises treat the throat gently and remember that clearing your throat or coughing forcefully are frequent habits that can damage your voice, and that there are gentler techniques for clearing your throat that help protect it. In addition, screaming can cause the appearance of nodules, while psychological tension increases the risk of injury by generating greater contraction of the vocal cords.

The consumption of alcohol and caffeine It reduces the natural lubrication of the vocal cords, so it is advisable to moderate it and ensure adequate hydration, and dry environments and some medications, such as antihistamines, antidepressants or antihypertensives, can cause dryness of the mucosa and affect the quality of the voice.