Does weight loss contribute to sinus issues with the voice?

dear Ms. Chick,

I've asked a lot of my professional colleagues. A couple of them are weight yo-yos, constantly fighting the battle of the bulge. One of them (male) also has sinus conditions with or without diet. He doesn't seem to think it's related. Another, who usually has no sinus issues ( despite her diets) can't seem to find a correlation. One woman, who had a daughter recently attributed her sinus problems to the pregnancy.

Another lady, who remains heavy, always something going on with her sinuses.

I don't think there's a direct correlation. I would ascribe it to the fact that your body is re-adjusting itself, especialy the muscle: fat ratio. If you are doing extra cardio on machines, make sure you keep time for stretching your lower back muscles, and keeping them limber.

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All I can do is guess that, as you lost the weight, not only around your waist, but neck, face, and even inside your nose. and you may have gained muscle in some areas, but lost the muscle tone in your neck. It may also be you worked yourself too hard, and I guess your doing a treadmill, heavy continuous breathing through the mouth can effect your vocal cords. You may have even developed a sinus alergy from the gym.. I would cool it with the gym, normally its every other day,.Good luck with your voice. Dont get depressed cause your voice will get worse.

pick up a 5 or 10 pound weight at the gym and visualize that weight coming off holding the weight in your hands helps bring home just how heavy even 5 pounds of extra fat can be

ive never heard of that happening to anybody because of weight loss and ive been singing for a while to, i think it may have something to do with the weather my voice isnt what it is right now cuz of it and it may have to do with the way your losing weight and your body maybe used to your old weight and how to support your breath from that weight rather then less weight.

I dropped 8 pounds in a week, and my voice went kaflouee. Maybe our instruments can only handle subtle changes over a longer period of time. Imagine if a violinist's hand shrunk by even 5% in a week. They'd be a wreck too.

Good luck.

(Sounds crazy, I know) I dealt with this issue before too...My voice teacher, said the added "girth" (her word) makes it easier for breath control. That could be why a lot of Opera singers are heavier. I had to relearn my breath control techniques and support too. I could be sinuses too.Try this...8oz of orange juice and 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. I hope that helps some.

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