Small ways to protect your throat in daily life

The key to staying away from the harm of laryngeal cancer is prevention. We should pay more attention to protecting our throat in our daily life, and pay more attention to everything from diet to speaking, so as to prevent it before it happens.

1. Don't speak too high or too shrill. Don't speak too loudly for a long time to prevent overuse of voice and damage to vocal cords. Speak slowly, pause and breathe frequently between words, and don't stretch a sentence too long. Whispering is also an incorrect way of speaking.

2. Try to limit the time you talk outside of work, especially for those who need to use their voice for a long time, such as lecturers, teachers, speakers, etc.; reduce unnecessary long chats or phone calls, speak at an appropriate volume, and make good use of the microphone to cope with insufficient volume. After speaking for a long time, you should drink warm water to moisten your throat and replenish water.

3. Learn some speech or conversation methods that protect your throat, strengthen training, and use them frequently. For example, try to use your abdomen (i.e., Dantian) to make sounds easily, and do not speak with your chest or by tightening your neck muscles. Avoid coughing too hard, clearing your throat frequently, and other actions.

4. Diet and lifestyle habits should also be taken seriously. Do not smoke, drink, eat spicy and fried foods, or some junk foods, such as strong tea, coffee, chili, chocolate, cold drinks, etc. Go to bed early and get up early, ensure adequate sleep, and do not eat too much before going to bed. If you feel dry and sore throat or hoarseness, you can eat some throat lozenges or loquat paste, or you can drink some throat-soothing and throat-clearing Chinese medicine tea.

5. Do proper exercise and keep a happy and relaxed mood. When you have a cold, you should talk less and drink more warm water to protect your vocal cords and prevent infection.