Vocal Health for Singers

Answers for your questions on vocal health by a renowned medical expert. Everything from vocal care basics & dealing with colds and flus to medications, reflux and surgery. Easy-to-read Q & A format with medical concepts and techniques clearly explained. Find the Advice you need with a handy contents list, covering everything from Anxiety to Zinc lozenges. Thousands of singers have followed Dr. Anthony Jahn’s advice column in Singdaptive, VoiceCouncil Magazine and Classical Singer’s magazine. Now, Dr. Jahn has updated his responses to the most commonly sought advice. There are also answers to new questions singers are asking such as on the relationship of coffee, tea and other liquids to vocal health, the effect of alcohol and certain drugs on the singing voice – and even advice for those who suffer from allergies, asthma or anxiety. Dr. Anthony F. Jahn (MD, FACS, FRCS(C) is an internationally renowned otolaryngologist based in Manhattan with a sub-specialty interest in the professional voice. His practice includes classical and popular singers. He is also Senior Attending Otolaryngologist at Mount Sinai West Hospital in New York, Adjunct Professor of Voice Pedagogy at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, and Medical Director at the Metropolitan Opera and Jazz at Lincoln Center.