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What Causes Progressive Headache While Singing?

Hi I am a singing teacher and my student after having several lessons randomly had a violent headache come on in the lesson when she was singing. I took her to the hospital. She has had an MRI but to my knowledge that is all clear. She came to her last lesson and the ache had not fully gone and when she sang it became worse . I am not sure what to do? Have you heard of this before?
Tue, 29 Dec 2020
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Exposure to bright lights and loud noises make singer more prone to headache. Pain in the head can strike in the middle of a performance and become excruciating under the glare of bright lights. If you get a headache from performing high notes, your breathing technique or tension in your body might to be blame. Singing high notes requires more air. If you don't breathe from your diaphragm, you won't get enough air into your system to fuel both your body and voice while you try to reach that highest register.

This can cause you to run out of breath easily and makes you come over light headed or bring on a headache. Again, if you strain your vocal cords while you sing, muscles in the larynx can put pressure on veins in the throat and this can stop blood flowing to your head properly and bring on a headache. Keep hydrated, keep your blood sugar up and avoid bright, flashing lights may help you to get rid of headache.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Zubayer Alam, General And Family Physician
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What Causes Progressive Headache While Singing?

Hi, Exposure to bright lights and loud noises make singer more prone to headache. Pain in the head can strike in the middle of a performance and become excruciating under the glare of bright lights. If you get a headache from performing high notes, your breathing technique or tension in your body might to be blame. Singing high notes requires more air. If you don t breathe from your diaphragm, you won t get enough air into your system to fuel both your body and voice while you try to reach that highest register. This can cause you to run out of breath easily and makes you come over light headed or bring on a headache. Again, if you strain your vocal cords while you sing, muscles in the larynx can put pressure on veins in the throat and this can stop blood flowing to your head properly and bring on a headache. Keep hydrated, keep your blood sugar up and avoid bright, flashing lights may help you to get rid of headache. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Zubayer Alam, General And Family Physician