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• Method 1 of 3: Voting exercises
• Method 2 of 3: Things you can do
• Method 3 of 3: Eating and drinking
• Tips
• Warnings
• Necessities

There are very few reasons why someone should lose their voice, but if you have a good reason, there are some things you can do to get rid of your voice in a matter of hours to a day. Larynx inflammation can be caused by severe overloading of the vocal cords, so with most methods of losing your voice you try to overload your voice. Here are some things to try if you want to lose your voice quickly.

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Method 1 of 3: Voting exercises

1. Scream. If there was a timeless, classic method of losing your voice quickly, it would be shouting. Press your face into a pillow and yell as loudly as you can in 15 minute intervals until you lose your voice. Take a 5-minute break in between.
   • Yelling is the fastest way to lose your voice, but you may still have to wait several hours to actually lose your voice.
   • Shouting is effective because your voice overloaded and overused. The only way to lose your voice quickly is to overload your vocal cords quickly.
   • It is even more effective to alternate screaming and grunting in 15 minute intervals.
   • Resist the urge to drink. You should eventually lose your voice, even if you take a few sips of water in between, but the process will take longer if you drink something with it. A dry throat is more likely to be overloaded than a moist throat.
   • If you have more time, go to a sports game or a rock concert and shout along to the music or cheer on one of the teams. It is not out of place to shout there and besides, you also have fun while losing your voice.
2. Whisper a lot. Strangely enough, whispering puts just as much strain on your vocal cords as shouting. Talk or sing in a whisper in 20-minute intervals. Take 5 minute breaks in between as needed.
   • Whispering a lot will make you lose your voice in a few hours, just like yelling.
   • Whispering will cause your vocal cords to contract, and because you are still using your vocal cords, they will become overloaded.
   • Drink as little as possible while performing this exercise. Keeping your throat dry will make you lose your voice faster than keeping your throat moist.
3. Sing out of tune. Sing along with a full CD, one or two notes higher or lower than your natural vocal range.
   • Everyone has a vocal range within which he or she can sing comfortably. When you sing higher or lower than that, your vocal cords are stretched further than is comfortable for them. This overloads your vocal cords.
   • Singing in a higher pitch is particularly helpful in losing your voice.
   • You may have to sing for a few hours before you completely lose your voice, but depending on how out of tune you sing, you may hear your voice breaking after a few songs. This shows that you are well on your way to losing your voice.
   • Try to keep your throat as dry as possible to speed up the process.
4. Clear your throat or cough. Cough as hard and for as long as you can. If your cough gives you a headache, try clearing your throat as hard as you can several times in a row.
   • Both coughing and clearing your throat irritate your larynx, where your vocal cords are located. When you have a so-called frog in your throat you usually have a tendency to cough or clear your throat, but this actually weakens your voice instead of amplifying it.
   • With this technique, it can take several hours to lose your voice, depending on how dry your throat is and how hard you can clear your throat.

Method 2 of 3: Things you can do

1. Apply a cold compress to your throat. Place a cold compress or an ice bag on your neck for several hours. Replace the pad each time it is allowed to warm to room temperature with a new one.
   • Cold temperatures cause your muscles, including your vocal cords, to contract. Applying a cold compress to your throat will cause your vocal cords to contract, making them unable to produce the vibrations needed to speak.
   • To speed up the process, you can do an exercise to load your vocal cords when you place the ice pack on your throat.
   • Wrap a towel around the cold compress before you put it on your neck. This will make it take longer for you to lose your voice, but it will prevent your skin from getting damaged by the cold.
2. Stimulate your nasal passages. Performing activities that normally cause a lot of mucus to flow down your throat can also cause you to lose your voice temporarily.
   • Sometimes the mucus in your throat blocks your vocal cords so they can't vibrate properly when you speak. After about two days of excessive mucus production, your larynx swells, which also stops your vocal cords from functioning properly.
   • Some ways to increase mucus production include jogging in cold weather, making yourself cry or laugh, eating very spicy food, or inhaling pepper.

Method 3 of 3: Eating and drinking

1. Drink or eat something that is acidic. Drinking small amounts of lemon juice and vinegar can help you lose your voice in less than two hours.
   • Acidic liquids and foods irritate your vocal cords. Some forms of laryngitis are caused by heartburn. Drinking very acidic liquids can mimic this effect, causing you to lose your voice.
   • In a single glass, mix the juice of two lemons with 250 milliliters of cold water. Use cold water, as this causes the vocal cords to contract. Pour 125 milliliters of vinegar into another glass.
   • Drink from both glasses alternately. Take a sip of lemon juice and lie down with your head upside down for 15 minutes. Take a sip of vinegar and repeat the process.
   • If pure vinegar is too strong for you to drink, you can dilute two teaspoons (10 milliliters) of apple cider vinegar with 1 cup (250 milliliters) of cold water for a slightly more tolerable taste.
   • To speed up the process, you can do an exercise to strain your vocal cords between drinks.
   • Use this method if you have frequent heartburn or stomach ulcers. Drinking very acidic drinks can cause problems with your digestion.
2. Eat or drink something cold. Ice-cold drinks and foods can constrict the vocal cords, so eating only cold foods can cause you to lose your voice.
   • Note that it can take a full day for this method to work.
   • Opt for a caffeinated drink instead of water. Water will hydrate you and thus improve the overall condition of your throat. Caffeine, on the other hand, dries out your body, which also makes your throat dry. Iced tea, iced coffee and soft drinks all contain caffeine. Cold milk does not contain caffeine, but it also works well.
   • Eat frozen and refrigerated foods instead of hot meals.

Tips

• As soon as your voice is allowed to return to normal, you should take steps to get it restored. Drink plenty of water, juice and other liquids. Warm liquids are particularly helpful. Rest your voice and don't talk for several days.
• Try to talk as much as possible.
• If you normally talk much it will help whisper to scream or.
• Some of these exercises are only effective after several hours.
• Be careful and try to ensure that you do not lose your voice permanently.

Warnings

• You shouldn't overload your voice unnecessarily. You can cause serious, long-term damage to the larynx when you continually charged.
• It can be quite dangerous to try to lose your voice on purpose.
• Your throat can hurt a lot when you yell.

Necessities

• To kiss
• Cold compress
• Vinegar
• Water
• Lemon juice
• Cold drinks and foods
• Towel