Q&A for How to Lose Your Voice Fast

Point to your throat to indicate that you cannot talk. If they think you're lying, then try to talk. The result will be a raspy voice.

You would likely disturb other people, and your neighbors might call the police if you do so; I suggest you do it into a pillow instead.

There are certain songs that are great when you have a hoarse voice. And others just want to fake sick in their choir class!

No, swallowing saliva will not stop you from losing your voice.

Try whispering; it puts as much strain on your vocal cords as yelling. You could whisper your favorite song or two; your voice will be hoarse in no time.

Just scream into a pillow for five minutes every day.

If you do it for a long period of time, it could, but it's unlikely.

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Scream as hard as you can into a pillow.

It will take a while so practice hard, maybe 2 or 3 hours or so if you only whisper.

If you do the ice pack method, your voice generally will be lost for 8 to 9 hours depending the amount of time you left it there.

Not completely. Not talking for multiple days might make slightly hoarse for an hour or two, but won't really make you lose your voice.

No, you will not permanently lose your voice. It will go back to normal after a couple of hours.

No, these are all only temporary solutions. Your voice would come back in a couple of hours.

A few hours or so.

It usually takes around 8-9 hours.

Yes, if you use them too much or are very extreme for a long time, non-stop, they could possibly break.

About thee hours, and you'll need to try not to use your voice, hydrate yourself, and eat and drink warm foods, basically the opposite of what this says, to speed up recovery, which should be about a day under normal circumstances.

No, because that drink will contain more water than ice, which will make you consume more of what is good for you than ice. Also, this cold beverage is good for hydrating yourself and thus your voice benefits.

No, but doing some of these may cause a bit of pain. Every single method is a temporary voice loss method.

Until your throat starts to hurt and your voice starts to crack.

Seven hours or more, depending on how much you whisper.

You can lay your head off the edge of a couch or bed. You can also watch something upside down on the TV while you wait.

Yes, because they are almost the same chemicals. Just be very careful because you could damage your vocal chords permanently.

Yes, it should work well.

Your voice will come back in a couple of hours or a day if you don't do anything too intense.

Its hard to say. Quite possibly an hour or so. I still think that the effects will not last very long.

Most likely by screaming into a pillow will work; the longer you scream the longer your voice will be out.

I don't know that it's exactly normal, but some people may not like their voices and may prefer the lower raspy sound of hoarseness. Unless you're hurting your throat to sound that way, you don't really need to worry about it.

Outside of having surgery, no, though you could damage your vocal chords if you're not careful.