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Medications
Although there are not any specific medications for Speech and Language these are medications to stay away from:
- Avoid taking antihistamines, decongestants and antidepressants - They dry out the membranes in your throat.
- Take antacid for acid reflux - If you eat a late meal and you have trouble with acid reflux, raise the head of your bed, and take an antacid at bedtime.
- Reduce your caffeine and alcohol intake - Caffeinated and alcoholic drinks pull water out of your system and deplete vocal cord hydration.
- Avoid use of local anesthetic over-the-counter medications for throats. Chloraseptic is one example.
- Medications that help liquefy thick mucous and increase the output of thin respiratory tract secretions are helpful. Examples are Robitussin and Guaifenesin.
- Question the use of progesterone dominant birth control pills. They may make the female voice deeper.