How To Overcome Acid Reflux - Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy 

I am a sugarfree glutenfree vegan since I am 14, with 27 I still got silent reflux which caued me Asthma. It took my doctor 5 years to find that out. He gave me an acid blocker, which didnt cure me. Later I found out, that acid reflux (silent or not) makes pepsines attach to your throat, which starts to tighten your chest and disolving your throat. I read that gurgling with alkaline water (baking soda plus water) is the only way to wash the pepsines away, and it worked. My doctor here in Germany would never believe in baking soda, but I did it and my asthma vanished.

A year after discovering this video, I'm as healthy as ever and haven't had to deal with any serious reflux symptoms in a while. I've even lost 30 pounds since last year.

Your personal story is not TMI. It was generous of you to share it. You have overcome so much. You are not only knowledgeable you are inspirational.

This is a lot of useful information in one video. I've been suffering from a whole range of problems due to acid reflux for 20 years now and only just recently I got on the long road to full recovery. Believe or not, I've been on heavy antacids for 20 years (41yo now). After 6 years of almost giving up on my singing career, I'm cautiously optimistic now of regaining a fully operational and clean instrument once again. For everyone wondering what to do.. Do what this guy is saying. It's starting to work for me.

I've been battling acid reflux for a long time and it has really affected me. Thank you for making this video, it's really educational!

my wife and I have been having GERD for years and never thought it was the cause of so many problems, been to hospitals many times, but here it is Ken knows what to do first hand

Every day I watch another one of your videos and my respect for you is increased exponentially.

Dude I cant believe the timing of me rediscovering you....you have no idea how much youve helped in the last 2 days. We tend to put guys and gals like you on a pedestal, but you are like us, just more experience. Thanks for your honesty

Outstanding video, thank you for sharing so much of your own story as well. Also, even making one or two small changes can lead to significant health benefits over time! Just chewing slowly is one of them. Great book and overall suggestions, Ken!

Thank you, Ken! I was a successful full time voice actor until silent reflux caused me to develop muscle tension dysphonia. After a year, the MTD subsided with lots of therapy, but now I have severe obvious reflux that's making it difficult to work and I appreciate this informative, thorough video so much. I've tried everything and nothing has helped yet but this gives me hope.

It was meant to be. Finding your channel was a God send. I was on the right track but you added so much more.

Great info.... I 've suffered from this for a long long time and was diagnosed with Barretts esophagus. I finally found a great doctor who said that I had a small hiatal hernia. Now that ive had surgery and feel much better (no morning hack) i now need to repair and strengthen my vocal chords and hopefully sing better. Peace.

recently diagnosed with a Hiatus Hernia/ gerd and found this very informative and relaxing. Thank you for your time on this subject.

Everything you have explained including voice hoarseness and having a hard time to breathe have been experienced by my daughter for 3 years because of Acid Reflux and GERD! She doesn't want to take PPIs because of side effects! All she did are safe home remedies and now she is cured. A lot have been asking her how she go over this disease and she now had videos dedicated to Acid Reflux to help others to. Good stuff Ken you have explained everything so clear in just 20mins! I hope lots of people can watch this video to eat healthy and avoid PPIs as maintenance. By the way my daughter's channel is Dee Dang. ❤️

Bless your heart ! ❤️. Yes, you’ve earned the right to talk about digestive issues .

Just want to say u are an inspiration and such a big help! Ths vid is SUPERB & FASCINATING knowledge! I’ve ONLY JUST been diagnosed with GERD,I have shocking burning pain & throat spasms;burping;clearing of throat all time;Plemgh;chest pain & have nearly passed out with it! I now realise since learning about GERD,that this is what I’ve been suffering with since I was 18yrs old,and I’m now 46! In this exc vid of yours,you’ve made MORE SENSE to me than any specialist I’ve ever seen! I obvs need to take a serious look at my nutrition/food etc...but I’m starting by making small changes and taking things abit at a time,cos like many people,I’ve realised I’m v.addicted to SUGAR & CARBS & have been most of my life! I’m so restricted as frustratingly im unable to make meals from scratch-raw/fresh cos im in constant hip/sacro pain,hence I have to rely on ready meals😩Then It’s so difficult cos re my chronic pain(which I’ve had for 10 yrs) I get v.low mood & then I comfort eat! You have a lovely relaxing voice and altho I’m not a singer I do njoy singing to myself/my pets🤣🐹🐰🤣every day as therapy for my chronic pain! I find it helps tremendously. My pain cond has been diagnosed as sacroiliitis for which there is no cure😡 Hence my g.p & pain spclst have me on oremorph & OxyContin😩,without them I’d be totally bedbound. So it makes me wonder,when I’ve fully changed my diet/lifestyle to fresh/plant based foods will it actually benefit my health,GERD,etc....due to the horrible meds I’m on? I truly hate being on these meds but have no choice😩I’ve recently bought Dr.koufmans “acid reflux diet” bk So was v.glad to see u rec it. I’m going to buy her other book too,dropping acid. Huge thank you for this incredible info,it’s helped me so much! You are fascinating to listen to! Take care ,Faye (uk)

I have acid reflux and agree with everything he’s saying. I never expected a video of acid reflux from this channel before I but guess it really goes hand and hand. Good information

Thank you Ken for your info on Acid reflux. I had it so bad that I burned my vocal chords and created a small soft node on my vocal chords. I was scoped twice by the best ENT in Sacramento. He gave me a sheet the second time about acid reflux. I thought it was from singing too hard for too long but no. I have the silent type until I woke up choking on fluid coming up my windpipe one nite. It felt like I was drowning..awful. Sleep on left side at an elevated position. Dont eat before you sleep and I chew gum all the time. I do take zantac when it really burns but try to stay away Ken is correct on everything he says about this. I notice the more stressful I am the worst it gets and my voice instantly goes horse. But good news my voice is coming back with the help of Ken's course. Ken I give you snaps for showing your stomach..shooting a rocket into your gut accidently must of been shocking. You are so cool and real. Take care. Juli

Awesome video, Ken! Thank you! Also, thank you to the posters with the great information and stories too! :)

My ENT told me I had reflux laryngitis and prescribed proton pump inhibitors. I kept getting worse and worse and a year later was finally diagnosed with severe SIBO. Three years later I still have it and it has severely adversely affected my voiceover career. Antacids only promote bacterial imbalance in the gut and it can be a really rough road so don’t do it unless you have severe gastritis or cancer forming in your esophagus or something like that. Thank you for this!

Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy, You are the exemplar of courage, from surgery to a Captivating Voice! Best Wishes to you always!

Very good. You are a certified well explainer. Even a doctor doesn't explain that much thoroughly and with conviction. Wow. Thanks for taking this much time to explain. As it is, your experience makes the best teacher for us. All the best.

Ken, this advice is gold! I have been vegan for many years, and I know that a whole food plant based diet is the way to go. How fantastic it was for me to watch this video and see you tick all the boxes. Joel Fuhrman is the business, and there are many other doctors with the same way of thinking, such as Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Michael Klaper, and of course, my guru for plant based whole food, Dr. Michael Greger. Following the advice of these guys will get us healthy and keep us healthy. And when we have healthy bodies, we have the tools to be able to sing well! Then we come to your tuition to help us with that. :)

I watched the early version of this same video from Ken maybe 9 years ago. Back then I was bullet proof. But now I'm feeling a tad vulnerable and struggle with a bit of reflux. Man Ken think you may have put me on a health and life style change! For the sake of my singing.

Thanks so much Ken. I’ve followed ur channel to learn how to sing few years ago. I’m a rapper now and few months ago i started having sore throat and it didn’t go away. It got worse every month to a point now can’t even speak for more than a few sentences and my I will lose my voice and my lymph will swell. I’ve been to numerous doctors and specialists and finally figured out I have GERD. I’ve been taking all these antacids and PPIs and man let me tell you, PPIs have side effects man, they affect ur mood crazily. Never in a million years would I expect a vocal teacher who I subscribed few years ago would talk about GERD! Thank you so much for all the information and I’m so sorry to hear about ur adversities as well. I’m starting a new alkaline diet today and hopefully I’ll be able to get back to recording soon.... I’ve not been able to record any of my songs for a few months now. The frustration and agony man fuckin hell. Once agin thank you so much Ken!!!!

I'm a singer and have been taking anti acid medication for over fifteen years because it interrupted my singing. Thank you so much for posting a video on the topic.

Hi Ken, I just discovered your channel a few days ago and have spent hours watching your excellent videos. I'm 74 and still singing publicly consistently. I've been fighting acid reflux for years and have gone to specialists for help. Your suggestions are right on the mark, plus more info than I got from the Drs. I would respectively ask why you don't remove the room reverb from your talks as you have in this video? I love the way you constantly encourage folks to never give up. I know music is keeping me young and enjoying life after over 50 years on the stage. Love & peace.

I was diagnosed with GERD and LPR with a chronic sore throat all due to stress in mid-July. Changed my diet and did most of the things you mentioned. I stopped with the Prilosec because you are right, that will just cause problems if used too much. My ENT doctor recommend something with sodium alginate. I take this after meals and also have the pill versions for when I'm not home - Gaviscon Advance Peppermint Flavour 500ml Liquid (Amazon). Almost two months and I'm doing well. I'll get another scope by my ENT in a week. Also, nasal spray of alkaline water and baking soda helped during the first month (there's info on that here on RU-vid). I don't need to do that anymore. Keep up the good work Ken!

First I have heard of LPR no doctor has ever mentioned it. This is so well explained and helpful.

Mr tamplin you are so smart. Thanks for helping with great avice. On so many great subjects You rock 🎸

Thanks for this video. I have a hiatal hernia and terrible reflux. I hate the medications I've been told to take. They help with the heartburn, but the reflux still happens and my throat is almost always irritated. When it's bad, talking is hard, let alone singing. And I'm about to buy your program.

Thank you so much for this! Thanks especially for sharing your health journey and showing your warrior scars. As a rare disease warrior myself, and survivor of multiple life threatening conditions and 11 surgeries (many abdominal), you have given me hope! I already eat the way you teach, and I've regained a lot of vocal function over the past few months, but my current issue is acid reflux that makes it very difficult to sing or even speak after eating. I will take these tips and continue with the vocal rehab exercises. Thanks again!

Ken I'm amazed at how you overcame major physical adversity and still came out one of the most wonderful singers I've heard ever. This inspires me and reminds me there is always a solution. We just have to find it. Thank you for showing your scars. It brought a message home loud and clear. I'm on your singing program and have had some surgery too recently. My fear was that physical health problems might hinder my singing. You just put paid to that idea, its all about attitude, perseverance, and of course, the right teacher.

Thanks for showing us your stomach and it's scars, it is a good testimony. Don't be shy to do so.

Thank you Ken. I'm not a singer but happen to stumble upon your video. You were highly informative. I appreciate you.

Very engaging video. You captured and held my attention. Awesome stuff very informative and helpful. Thanks for sharing.

Your stomach showing was a humble thing to do, your actually very awesome for that!🙌🏼

Thanks for the great info. I was diagnosed with Barrett's Esophagus and was on PPI for 3 years. Thankfully my recent scopes showed no Barrett's, but the potential is always there...Unfortunately most licensed professionals only prescribe PPI's for this, but I have been off for 4 months now, (rebound reflux is a challenge)...but still take Zantac at night....and will try with better diet. As a singer/guitarist the voice has really been affected....very frustrating and at times afraid to sing out anymore....your speaking voice sure sounds great, so I'm hopefully thinking there could be improvement someday....

You are one cool dude teaching this, it’s all relevant for us singers! I bow down to your expertise in this area 💜💜💜

Thanks Ken!Great information.Keep well!

Everything you said is 100% spot on!!! I've been researching this same stuff and finally finding solutions through food as medicine. 100% truth in this video!

I’ve had acid reflux on and off for years. Now I make my own ACV and it’s delicious and it works. As a singer this reflux situation has been terrible but I hope I can get it under control. Thanks for the vid.

Very helpful ken with your own example. Great info. Thanks buddy!

THANK YOU KEN! I cannot thank you enough for your helpful hints and tips on acid reflux. I myself suffering a freak trip landed on a corner of a curb ( we call here in UK) which is the pavement edge that I bruised all my boob and caused a hernia but small. It still causes acid reflux when I eat certain foods especially like meat protein, and I am nut intolerant too. A lot going on like you. You were very brave and so helpful showing your stomach area to try to relate that was a real connection to me and helped me see you knew the issues this problem can cause. People go “oh I have acid reflux and hernia” as if it’s a throwaway comment I hear all the time but it causes no end of issues to the throat. Your help has been just an eye opener to what can be done with changing diet and looking up qualified persons to help..... thanks again Ken not a glamorous subject to touch on I applaud you👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💜💜💜

I've been curious about this for so long. Thank you so very much for this video. It's bugged me for a long time.

Great information and so true from my personal experience. You're awesome!💜

This is absolutely fascinating. Thanks for all the great information!

Thanks for the info, I am educating myself so I can help myself. I've kicked PPI meds into touch, after reading what they do. Luckily I was only 2 weeks into them. Now focused on all the info I have to effect a change. Your delivery is great and easy to understand.

Anyone else here because they're struggling with stress-related reflux in lockdown?

Your advice is dead-on correct! Thank you! Diet changes fixed everything for me! WHOLE foods with elimination of gluten, processed foods, sugar...helped tremendously. Did not go vegan but eat plenty of veggies with a low carb diet. I do fine on 3 meals per day but I never overeat or eat within 3 hours of bed. Don’t take the meds!

This the best information you have explain it so clearly all that you have said with the dry coughing

Thank you Ken for putting this information out there. It is much appreciated.

OMG! This guy is wonderful, fluent in sharing his knowledge and frank. Just came upon him by accident

This is great Ken! I had Silent Reflux for several months a couple of years ago, which was really affecting my voice. I already had a good diet, and don't drink or smoke - but the key for me was cutting out caffeine. I also got into the habit of having 1Tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar (Organic - with "the mother" in it) diluted into a small glass of water 10 minutes before eating with every meal. Making my diet even more alkaline, not eating late at night and following this habit with Apple Cider Vinegar has made it go away, and stay away! ACV is amazing. Thanks for sharing this info! Singers can overcome this. :)

Very thorough - Thanks Ken - Best wishes.

This has been one of most valuable and well presented information! Thank you so much!

You really know your updated stuff about acid reflux!

Thank you for sharing your scars. You give me hope for my future. Wishing you well.

Omg Ken! You've just saved me from going down the wrong path! Thank you sooo much! This is perfect! 💖

Just have a diagnosis with LPR and yes, I’m happy! Because I finally know the root cause of my annoying chronic cough.

Just jumping in on this. Thanks so much for sharing this info. I knew some of it but it's always good to hear it again as a reminder that I'm going the right direction with dieting.

This is good advice, I would like to add H.Pylori overgrowth in the stomach as a major contributor to GERD and other digestive issues, would be worth looking into if you're struggling with acid reflux.

Thank you for sharing your story. Very grateful.

Best informative video I have seen on RU-vid. Thanks for the information ❤️

I am a singer with Lpr. That really sucks. And I have lost my range couple of times because of that. And when you sing with Lpr, you get easily muscle tension. Now I try to keep it in control. Your channel is so awesome. And you sing so good. Thanx for giving us hope to carry on.

Please do a video on your HIATAL HERNIA journey! Would love to watch this!

Thank you so much for sharing this my Brother. You have suffered and overcome so much! You have a wonderful speaking voice. This is my first time here. Acid Reflux has been such an issue for my singing. I have not known what to do...

Thank you for such a down-to-earth yet helpful video :) Really made me believe that I could get it under control!

thank you so much. i nearly lost the hope to sing again. your vid is so inspiring and just in time!

Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy, Thank you for your wealth of knowledge that you have disseminated, especially Mucus on The Vocal Chords which I have never heard of! You are a most Erudite Gentleman!!!

Great video. You are more knowledgable than most MD's. They only know how to write RX's.

Thanks much for this wonderful information

Makes a lot of sense to me...thank you for sharing !

Oh my goodness! Thank you thank you thank you!!! Real advice that I can use to naturally control this stinkin reflux. God bless you!!

Thanks for your amazingly informative videos!!

Great! You are so knowledgeable! Thanks so much, I needed this!

Dear Ken thank you for your work!

You're right when you say a lot of people with LPR don't know they have it, because I absolutely didn't until I spoke with an ENT. I thought all along that maybe I was eating too much and too fast, or wasn't drinking enough water (I admit that I wasn't and should've been more conscientious about it), the gunk in my throat was from too much dairy, and so on. But I didn't worry about it because I wasn't in excruciating pain. However, when I started to get more serious about doing theatre I knew I needed to find out what was going on. Its been an uphill battle figuring out what works for me, changing eating habits, finding an appropriate diet, etc, but I'm working at it. I actually found an online course from a website called Refluxgate which was created by a man who dealt with LPR for many years and overcame it, and the course has been a big help so far. It even comes with an acidity guide and a collection of recipes. I did take Omeprezole for a while but it didn't do much, but I've been on Ranitidine for about a year which is supposed to keep the acid in your stomach so it doesn't slide into your esophagus. Thank you for sharing this with us and it's always a relief to hear there is hope.

Hi Ken, big thank you for sharing your experience & advice on acid reflux condition for us singers. I’m preparing for a competition soon & I’ve been trying to find some help on keeping reflux at bay cause I feel it has affected my high register. Been losing some hope cause just as you’ve said, taking all those antacids & PPIs have indeed taken a toll on my health & it was quite late that I’ve learned what they really do in our system. I’ve since switched to natural ways, and have been munching on foods that you’ve recommended. I might also go & find that book you’ve suggested. You’re a superstar!

Hi Ken, I'm Italian and my speech pathologist who is specialized in treating artistic voices as well as regular ones, suggested to do exactly the same things you are talking about.

Ken, I commented on one of your videos (The How to get rid of Mucus video) a while back complaining about having been a professional singer for 30 years and then not singing as much for about 5 years and then losing my range and quality, having a phlegmy voice, mucus and lump in my throat, etc... It was really disappointing and discouraging. I finally figured out that silent/acid reflux is my problem! I actually thought I was having a lung problem because the pain was in my chest and I also had a dry cough frequently. I didn’t immediately connect the vocal problem with what I thought was a lung problem, but when I went to the pulmonologist he said my lungs are fine and that he thought I had silent reflux. He gave me Prilosec and within a couple of weeks I felt much better and my vocal range and quality improved significantly. Anyway, I don’t want to keep taking the meds. I want to fix this with diet and natural remedies, so thank you for this great video!! I am super encouraged that I can correct this naturally and hopefully permanently. It gives me hope that you have had some problems like this. Sorry for the long comment!

Very informative. Thank You Sir.

This was very helpful sir. Thanks

Dude! I love this video and I’m glad I’ve found it. I’ve been researching acid reflux and hiatal hernias. It was in my recommended vids. I’m a subscriber!!! Now that I see you’re a musician that’s a huge bonus. Thanks for and keep up spreading the right information!

Sir, thank you. You have explained acid reflux better than many physicians. I admire you. Even did some voice exercises you have on your Vid's Regards.

I've been suffering from gerd for half a year now but there's also something else that the doctors can't quite identify. I usually feel nausea and sometimes the esophagus on fire. This all started from eating some meat that was medium-rare and before that it happened because of rare meat both times at restaurants. While my body was able to fight it off before, this year it seems like it's reached breaking point and I can't shake it.

You are brave to go through all that surgery. Thank you for showing it.

Awesome, I have always hated medicine and have a firm belief it does more harm than good.! I am sooooo sick of clearing my throat, you’ve no idea! Great advice, some of which I had already reasoned out myself as a nurse. Will do the gum chewing and will get those books! Thank you thank you

Not a singer but thank you for the tips and explanation you provided in your video. Well done.

This video helped so much thank you I bought the book I am currently dealing with gastritis and acid reflux I have the feeling of a lump on my throat and tightness in the middle of my chest

I’ve been struggling for months with my singing and lately every morning I wake up my voice is so hoarse I have trouble talking ,my upper chest feels so heavy,my neck ,just everything I’ve been avoiding people because of my struggle to talk.. so I came up on this video after I was searching and thank you for the tips I will change my diet and update on my progress .. I also have asthma so I don’t know how much of that has effect on my voice but very helpful thank you 🙏 is anybody else struggling with hoarse voice from asthma and how you guys are treating this ?

Thank you for making this video. Currently de as long wi tg h LPR symptoms and you gave me hope!

I watched two of your videos - the one on vocal polyps and acid reflux -- as I have both, your information is enormously helpful -- thanks so very much! When my problems are cleared up, I plan on watching more of your vocal tutorials.

I'm a singer and I went to my Dr and he has me on medication and he stated I'm better then most people, my issue I'm a singer and sometimes I feel phlem in my throat and it's bad for me as well as others, so I change my diet , vegetarian , g stop coffee and I don't smoke, no alcohol at all , no mint , no spicy no sugar. Love ya information.

What a great video Ken! Singers or not so much insight to what digestion acid reflux can do to our every day living. Take nots, this is sage advice people …. Really 💜💜💜

Oh thank you. You had so good knowledge because of your experience... Good to know and very helpful... Thank you.

I fight this. It comes and goes. Really appreciate your vids

Love your channel. Bless ya

Thank you so much.. Great information.

Great video. I am in my 60's and have been fighting GERD all my life.