 [ Symptoms ] 1mo after singing for 3hrs with a terrible sore throat my voice still sounds like i need to clear my throat why  hello i have never had any problems with my voice untill i had a terrible cold with a sore troat and bad cough but had to sing regardless after a 3hr show my voice was trashed it did not recuperate over night like normal in fact its been over a month and my voice is still raspy now when i sing it is harder to controll my breathing and my lower range sounds like i need to clear my throat my upper range still sounds ok but has a tendency to bend off pitch if i put much power behind it [ Disease ] hi try this you gargle with ginger and apple cider vinegar in warm water got this from george harrison is living in a material world dvd he got that from an opera singer if your beatles fan its a must see dvd hope this helps you good luck