Susan_Hirasuna's Blog

      Oh nooooo!  I've lost my voice.  Did you notice? Over the weekend, I sounded like a frog or more specifically like a frog channeling Walter Cronkite.  Today, I sound like a combination of frog, bird and  fog horn.  It's not a good thing and so I'm at home, not at work.  I'm hoping that a day out of the elements will let me go back to work tomorrow. 
      Yes, I know.  You don't get a cold or worsen your condition by being in the cold .  But how come I could feel this one coming?
    Friday night,  I worked in the misty cold in Elysian Park, I started coughing and noticed my voice failing a little.  Saturday morning an incredibly sore throat woke me up early.  I dosed on cold medicine and went on with my day.  Sunday, I felt better but still sounded froggy.   Monday morning, I was awakened by a ragged cough and low and behold,  frog + bird + fog horn + nothing.

So, anyone out there with some quick remedy to bring back my voice?  Past experiences with laryngitis means I take a lot ibuprofen to reduce swelling and cold medicine so I can sleep.  But what else? 

Heeeeelllllllppppppp!  There's a broadcast journalist aching to break out of this blog,