Pain in throat just from breathing exercises

[joileys]

Lately I have been feeling pain in my throat after doing just breathing exercises, not even producing sound.  It is the same pain felt when keeping heavy tension in the throat while singing, another problem I have.  Has anyone else dealt with this?  I cannot figure out why I would be feeling pain after just breathing, not even singing or speaking.  

[ronws]

Lately I have been feeling pain in my throat after doing just breathing exercises, not even producing sound.  It is the same pain felt when keeping heavy tension in the throat while singing, another problem I have.  Has anyone else dealt with this?  I cannot figure out why I would be feeling pain after just breathing, not even singing or speaking.  

You need a doctor, not a fellow singer.

 

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[KillerKu]

Lately I have been feeling pain in my throat after doing just breathing exercises, not even producing sound.  It is the same pain felt when keeping heavy tension in the throat while singing, another problem I have.  Has anyone else dealt with this?  I cannot figure out why I would be feeling pain after just breathing, not even singing or speaking.  

 

As best as we can tell, I have glossophayrngeal neuralgia, which is nerve pain at the base of tongue and pharynx. When it is at its worst, the nerve is sensitive enough that even breathing can stimulate it some.

 

But the way you're describing this, it sounds like it might be more muscular. Either way, I agree with Ronws, that you should be seeing a doctor and have an ENT and vocal specialist look down your throat on flexible laryngoscopy. A good one might be able to see muscles working inefficiently. They thought I had this right here:

 

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/otolaryngology/specialty_areas/voice_center/conditions/muscle_tension_dysphonia.html

 

The muscles can work into a disorder where they cause too much tension, but if there is not progress, be sure to look into the nerve side of things as well. There are quite a few medications that treat nerve problems. Without medications I couldn't even speak as the vibrations and use would stimulate the nerve too much. 

 

So see a doctor, and if after you see a professional doctor, things still aren't working out.

 

The only thing I'll say as someone else with problems, is yawn-sigh can do some deconstriction if you have over active voice.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8353622

 

Even though my problem is primarily a nerve thing, I can still tense up in apprehension of pain and tensing up can aggravate it. The yawn tends to open the pharynx and the sigh tends to send the larynx into a less hyper phonation. That can sometimes help me from getting too tense, which is tough when speaking hurts.