voice rest
No talking prescribed
Voice rest is a period of deliberate silence prescribed to protect or heal the vocal cords.
Singers and speakers observe voice rest after straining their voice or following throat surgery: The doctor ordered complete voice rest for two weeks.
It may be partial (limited talking) or complete (no vocalization at all).
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- laryngitisInflamed voice box condition
- hoarseRough in voice
- sore throatIrritated, aching airway
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- voice therapydysphonia, hoarseness, spasmodic dysphonia, nodules, polyps
- Voice Disordersdysphonia, aphonia, hoarseness, spasmodic dysphonia, raspiness