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From:  Gina Miller <mixedgirl20@y...>
Date:  Wed Dec 18, 2002  10:12 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Swallowing

You might look into Acid Reflux. Gina


--- Dean FH Macy <deanmacy@a...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I need advice. (That should turn you on!)
>
> I manage a 17yo singer with a problem. She has a
> continual swallowing
> problem when she sings. Her high school choir
> teacher told her that she
> wasn't drinking enough water so she started drinking
> 8 glasses a day and
> she says it helped a tad, but she's still doing it.
> She also thought it
> might be the cause of nervousness - except she still
> finds it necessary
> to swallow when she's by herself singing at home, or
> in a choir. In
> fact, sometimes she has to swallow more at home than
> when she's in
> performance. I think it's a habit. I have seen this
> before in younger
> kids but with this one I am at a loss, and was
> wondering if you have any
> suggestions.
>
> Dr Dean
>
>


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