Another point of advice to negotiate on work conditions is health care as a specific occupational
health aspect, including the treatment of
concomitant problems and monitoring to achieve
a precise laryngological diagnosis, in view of
evidences related to environmental and social
factors involved in the use of one’s voice. In that
sense, it is underlined that occupational health
nurses need to know the work reality of teachers,
so as to advise them on how to prevent voice
disorders and promote a healthy environment.
For this purpose, they can indicate essential care
for the sake of vocal health maintenance, helping
with reformulations to improve the teachers’
health that depart from their daily habits:
water consumption for hydration; prevention of
thermal shocks on the vocal cords due to food or fluids; maintenance of a healthy and regular
diet, avoiding excessive alcohol intake; avoidance
of smoking and intensive talking in smoking
environments; avoid talking in dry, noisy, open-air
or dusty environments, and while writing on the blackboard; avoid talking during flue or allergic
conditions, during physical exercise; and avoid