I have been sick off and on since the beginning of December w/ flu & respiratory-type crap that comes & goes. I have enough irritation from the smoke (I don't smoke myself) but esp w/ this constant cycling of illness, I am coughing all the time. My voice is starting to sound more & more like sandpaper, that's certainly what my throat feels like, painful. I was really sick over the wk end so took a few nites off, & while most everything else has subsided my cough is as bad as ever. It's difficult to talk at even a normal lvl right now, & in my club the DJ blasts the music so loud even customers have been complaining. I can't afford to take time off right now but feel like by the end of the nite I'll be reduced to trying to communicate w/ customers via index cards b/c my voice is wrecked.
Has anyone actually tried the index-card method, as dumb as that sounds, or brought sm device like a tablet to type w/ when talking to customers? I don't have an iPhone or anything of that sort & don't want to bring my iPad for fear of it getting stolen. I'm feeling much better except for this cough, & want to be back working again.



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. You might get a few "pity" shows, so to speak, but your personality and sales skills wouldn't show through. I've worked with a cough/horse voice before and I find that always having a drink in hand (so that you don't get too dry) helps. Pineapple juice is good for your voice, the bar should have this. I've also resorted to sucking on cough lollies throughout shifts before to lubricate my throat (not the menthol smelling kind
). Golden Seal and Eyebright tablets are amazing and will help clear up your cough quickly (especially if it's chesty). Honey & lemon juice in hot water (or added to tea) will help soothe it after work.
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