PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Wilbur James Gould
TI  - Some specific medical problems of professional operatic singers
DP  - 1986 Mar 20
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 45--47
VI  - 53
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/53/1/45.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/53/1/45.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1986 Mar 20; 53
AB  - The psychological and medical problems of operatic singers are presented. The stress and pressure created by the demanding environment of an opera production, including stage fright, are described and the question of using medications to alleviate these is discussed. The improper use of medications in general is also addressed. The unique problems for singers undergoing surgery and during the postoperative period are also mentioned.