http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41154 I am a part-time professional singer and attorney. I developed an odd cough-variant asthma this winter at age 42 -- it had scary breath shortness and wheezing plus lots of phlegm coughed up. I had never before had the shortness/wheezing/asthma, though I hav Sun, 03 May 2009 20:08:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41154?item=19465 i was on advair, the lowest dose and i only took it once a day, but it did make my throat hoarse. you are on too mcuh stuff. see a natrupath to get this licked without drugs. i stepped down from advair once a day to the lowest dose of flovent one puff e http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41154?item=19465 Thu, 21 May 2009 19:49:15 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41154?item=20004 I am an opera singer with asthma (seems crazy - but it's true). I have been on Advair for 2 years and the first year was fine. The second year I got thrush and now I have lost the top 1 1/2 octave of my voice. I'm canceling gigs left and right. I'm mee http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41154?item=20004 Thu, 21 May 2009 20:23:59 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41154?item=20005 I am the original poster. Mezzo, I really strongly recommend the Asmanex. It enabled me to get off of almost everything. My asthma is much better now, and my range is back, too -- plus no hoarseness at all. Only using Claritin and Rhinocort now, with o http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41154?item=20005 Thu, 21 May 2009 20:39:32 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41154?item=20006 P.S. The Asmanex also enabled me to titrate myself off of it pretty well after a few weeks -- from 2 puffs 2ce a day, to 1 puff 2ce, then 1 puff 1ce, then 1 every other, then nothing. Never been able to do that with Advair. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41154?item=20006 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:25:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41154?item=20344 Praise God I found these postings!! I thought I was going crazy with the same symptoms of hoarseness in my voice. I asked my doctor a time or two and he seemed to think I might be coming down with a cold or something else. I will indeed call tomorrow to http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41154?item=20344