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Title: Mucinex for singers?
Post by: 2Timer on March 27, 2011, 05:03:25 PM: I absolutely can not keep my throat clear. I've been seen by lots of doctors and specialists, to no avail.
An online doctor said he thinks it's probably that I make excessive mucus, and he recommended trying Mucinex. Do any of you singers use it?
Title: Re: Mucinex for singers?
Post by: MykeHavoc on March 28, 2011, 06:32:50 PM: Use a neti pot. Simply put, its amazing. I get sinus infections non-stop, and this thing has saved me a lot of unnecessary hassle and extended sickness bouts.
Title: Re: Mucinex for singers?
Post by: Sir GuitarCozmo on March 28, 2011, 06:37:13 PM: How often do you use it, Mike? I'm using one just about every morning now. When I get sick, it creeps into my chest and hangs on for ever. Hoping using the neti pot regularly will help keep all that at bay.
Title: Re: Mucinex for singers?
Post by: MykeHavoc on March 28, 2011, 06:43:44 PM: Yeah, almost everyday. It's a real life-saver. The only time I can't is when my cold stuffs my nose so bad that the water doesn't even get through my nasal passage.
Title: Re: Mucinex for singers?
Post by: King Postwhore on March 28, 2011, 08:13:10 PM: Coz, my wife does it all the time. She get's sinus infection like I drink beer and she says it's a lifesaver.
Title: Re: Mucinex for singers?
Post by: antigoon on March 28, 2011, 10:50:29 PM: I use one of those when I get sick! My friends think I'm crazy :lol
Title: Re: Mucinex for singers?
Post by: 2Timer on March 29, 2011, 03:59:09 PM: I have one that I try to use; I'll get on a kick where I use it once or twice a day, but it's easy to fall off the wagon. However, even when I was using it all the time, it didn't do anything towards clearing up my throat.
Title: Re: Mucinex for singers?
Post by: dethklok09 on March 29, 2011, 08:35:05 PM: I hear Rebecca Black uses it so I would definetly recommend it to you.
Title: Re: Mucinex for singers?
Post by: sirbradford117 on March 30, 2011, 05:36:51 AM: Mucinex is a godsend for singers. Buy it and use it.
Title: Re: Mucinex for singers?
Post by: Portrucci on March 30, 2011, 05:45:18 AM: I suffer from this constantly. Nearly permanently have a lot of phlegm in my throat. It's probably why I don't talk so much in IRL :lol Doctors said it's an allergy to dust-mites...which are..unfortunately everywhere. Taking nasal sprays didn't help, now trying allergy drops. I might look into mucinex or neti pot if that doesn't' work either :(
Title: Re: Mucinex for singers?
Post by: SnakeEyes on April 05, 2011, 10:57:10 PM: Neti pots are amazing. I'm not a singer by any means, but when I'm sick, they work amazingly. If I were a singer, I'd definitely use one all the time.
Title: Re: Mucinex for singers?
Post by: 2Timer on April 07, 2011, 03:48:46 AM: Quote from: Portrucci on March 30, 2011, 05:45:18 AM
I suffer from this constantly. Nearly permanently have a lot of phlegm in my throat. It's probably why I don't talk so much in IRL :lol Doctors said it's an allergy to dust-mites...which are..unfortunately everywhere. Taking nasal sprays didn't help, now trying allergy drops. I might look into mucinex or neti pot if that doesn't' work either :(

I just picked up something at Walmart called Mucous Relief Sinus. It's more less a little weaker formula of Mucinex, but I didn't have to show my ID and sign away my first born to get it. I guess Mucinex D, which is the one I need, is the one that retards use to make drugs from and I didn't feel like waiting at the pharmacy. I think it's working, but I want to give it some more time before I know for sure. I'll keep you posted.