Hi,
I am new to this forum but a member to others and strongly belive in the value of information provided by it's members. At 40 yrs. of age I've been in bands since I was 16. A guitarist turned lead singer, my latest band had me singing 4 hr. sets of Modern Rock/Metal covers 90's to present. Lack of proper training and poor technique has resulted in some sort of injury to my voice. Symptoms include hoarsness to the point of vocal loss at times, decreased upper range, lack of power, the inability to push chest voice to head voice, and a dull pain on the right side of my throat just above the inside end of my collar bone. This pain which can be felt during singing, talking and swallowing is similar to something stuck in the throat. It is also sensative to touch in this area. This has been going on for about 2 months now with no improvement. As soon as it starts to feel better, any abnormal usage of my voice causes it to reoccur. Even sneezing or coughing will trigger the symptoms to resurface. As I said previously, the area where I feel the discomfort is right above the tip of my collar bone on the right side. I have seen an ENT, had a thyroid scan, ultrasound, and blood work done to rule out Cancer or thyroid issues. Clear test results have offerd no diagnosis. I currently have an appt. with an Otolarygologist scheduled but it is another 2 months away. He is the only one in my area. I was hoping someone with knowledge of vocal damage or these symptoms might chime in. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mojo