Tonsilitis

[I_love_Ken]

Hi, I do loads of singing at the moment, and I've also had a very bad cold, I'm not actually sue what it was, but I was in bed for over a week, this was in the last holidays, and I still have a sore throat, my throat is swollen, and I keep having problems singing and having headaches and my throat is very red indeed, I don't know if it's nothing, but at the moment I'm puzzled about what is wrong, whether it is just a common sore throat, or something more, can anybody help?

[Scarlett]

Gargle with salt water. Boil the kettle, add loads of salt to half a cup of water, top up with a bit of cold water and gargle it 6 times- don't swallow it!! The salt will kill the infection.

[xx cutie xx]

not sure what it is but would recommend echinacea for easing the symptoms and it builds up your immune system

[WendyS]

If you value your voice and your singing, it's advisable to get your throat checked out by your GP. Vocal chords can be damaged by various infections so any problems with your voice and throat should be taken seriously. It's possible that your vocal chords have become inflamed by singing too much when your throat was infected, when a rest is what they needed. Do check with your GP just to reassure yourself. It may simply be that a course of antibiotics will sort you out.

[I_love_Ken]

Thanks everyone, I've managed to get an appointment at the Doctors office for tomorrow, at the moment, I've just started having problems with my hearing, but I don't want to take anything because of the medication I already take which is for a problem with my circulatory system, and I don't want to sort of cocktail it all without asking my doctor first.
Thanks for all your help
Georgina Rhian

[I_love_Ken]

Hi, found out what was wrong with throat, got infection that's become worse from me singing when I've been ill, so I now have to ring four choirs and tell them I won't be coming, and then school, to tell them I won't be in for the rest of the week, also found out what's wrong with knee!!!!!! woohoo, once in a lifetime opportunity!! Not!