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Liner Notes
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& Soul Vocal care with
Laryngologist MARTIN HOPP, MD
Effects of Acid Reflux on the Voice, and Eating on the Road
MH: A couple of the problems that have come
up more recently in later medicine, that have shown up lately, are the problems of reflux--Acid coming up from food on singers at nighttime.
They sing late, they go out to dinner, and they go to bed about a half an hour later, and
they get a lot of acid reflux at nighttime and then during the daytime. And this has
created very irritated vocal cords, more prone to hemorrhages, more prone to bleeding and
strain. One of the things we have to educate people on is their eating habits.
MBADC: Yes. Although I will say, the riders are starting to look a lot
better than they did about ten years ago. A lot less junk food, and a lot more chicken.
[Both laughing.]
MH: That is absolutely true. But the problem is, they eat it at midnight
and then go to bed at 12:30. Or they finish their set at 12:00, and they go out to eat and
it’s 1:00 and then bed at 1:30. And [acid] is just
coming up and then irritating them all day, and all night.
MBADC: Physically speaking, as far as your vocal cords go, does it matter
if you sing on a full or an empty stomach? I mean, nobody likes to sing on a full stomach,
but would it matter physically?
MH: It matters if you have reflux. If you’re burping up acid or if
you’re burping up food while you’re [singing], then you’re going to be in
trouble. A lot of people have problems with abdominal muscles while they’re
eating--That’s why a lot of people like to eat after they perform. Because you need
to be in good physical condition and have all your body parts working to produce a good
sound that’s continuous.
MBDAC: Do you think there’s an optimum number of hours before a
performance to eat?
MH: Before a performance, two hours. Two to three hours.
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