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Singing

How it went for everyone who tried it

Helped means they said it helped with what they took it for, which may be one symptom and not the illness.

93%
helped
38 of 41
7%
no change
3 of 41
0%
got worse
0 of 41

Shares are out of the 41 people who said how it went. 7 more tried it without saying how it went.

Did it last, for everyone it helped?

  • None of the 38 people it helped said it wore off, whether or not they credit it for their improvement.

Among the 12 who credit it with their improvement, here’s how they are now

Credit it means they say it’s one reason they got better: 1 says it helped them most; 11 say it was one of several things that helped.

42%
recovered or near normal
5 of 12
33%
much or somewhat better
4 of 12
25%
relapsed
3 of 12

Where each person was at the end of their story, or in their latest post that says how they are, compared with their worst point.

Did it last?

  • No one said its benefit wore off.
  • 7 of the 12 who credit it say they still need to keep doing something (not always this) to stay well.

By how ill people were

Only the 12 who credit it, so people it didn’t help or made worse aren’t here. How they are now is their outcome overall, not the effect of this one treatment.

Severity at worstHow they are nownRecovered or near normal
Moderate743%
Severe540%

Adverse events

None of the 48 people who wrote about taking it described an adverse event they tied to it.

People don’t always write about every problem they had, so harms are likely under-reported.

How often it comes up

Posts that mention Singing, per 1,000 posts each month. Hover or tap a point for the count.

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Forum and Reddit posts, 4,007,898 in all, counted per month. A mention means the post names the treatment, not that the writer took it. All trends

20 of the 48 people who tried it

See all 48 stories

  • Long COVID with gut and nervous symptoms, somewhat better after therapy and beta-blockers

    Somewhat better Otter 69403 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll 4.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Sep 2026

    Otter 69403 caught COVID in January 2022, was reinfected in June 2022 and September 2023, and weeks later felt their whole nervous system light up with gut, neurological and exhaustion symptoms. Therapy and beta-blockers helped, though SSRIs made things…

  • Mostly housebound with long COVID, now somewhat better after breathing exercises

    Somewhat better Valley 48376 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll 5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Sep 2026

    Valley 48376 has had long COVID since 2020, the first year bringing severe breathlessness, a hospital visit and being mostly housebound. Five years on they were improving: fatigue and breathlessness better and working part-time, though pain was now their…

  • Mostly in bed off work with long COVID, now recovered after pacing and a 72-hour fast

    Recovered Heron 34030 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll 1 year before improving or writing reddit.com Jul 2026

    A 34-year-old man fell ill in June 2025 after an unknown virus on holiday, then worsened after flu four months later, mostly in bed off work with anxiety, noise sensitivity and heart-rate spikes. He recovered over about a year with pacing via Visible,…

  • ME/CFS at 0-10% function, improved on doxycycline and pacing, then relapsed

    Relapsed Sparrow 76770 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 30 years before improving or writing reddit.com May 2026

    Sparrow 76770 described long-standing ME/CFS symptoms, dropping to 0-10% function after leptospirosis and then COVID with pneumonia and embolisms. They credited pulse-dosed doxycycline, cold showers, low-heart-rate base training and pacing with improvement;…

  • Bedbound with long COVID, improved on Primal Trust and Buspar but still sick and crashing

    Relapsed Tern 17142 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 3 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2025

    Tern 17142's long COVID started with a COVID infection in 2022; they became completely bedbound and unable to function, worsening after their partner's death in 2024. From mid-2025 they credited a brain retraining programme (Primal Trust), Buspar, magnesium…

  • Bedbound for months with ME/CFS, now much better after vein surgeries and physical therapy

    Much better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedBeacon 84978 ME/CFS Very severe at worstIll 3.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    A 29-year-old man's long COVID began in mid-2021 after his second Pfizer dose and worsened for three years; an early-2024 presumed reinfection left him 95% bedbound for months, and he has been unable to work for over three years. Vein surgeries, compression…

  • Long COVID with severe fatigue and brain fog, somewhat better with loratadine and rest

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedMaple 11272 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 5 months before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Maple 11272 caught COVID in June 2022 and got worse over about five months, with severe fatigue, brain fog, derealisation and eye problems. In November 2022 loratadine 10 mg, zinc, occupational therapy and rest/energy management began a slow improvement;…

  • Long COVID severe and in bed for months, now somewhat better; credits breathing exercises

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedRidge 51272 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 6 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    UK long COVID since 2020, severe from the first infection and in bed or on the sofa for months, under 1,000 steps a day in the first year. Breathing exercises for breathlessness, valacyclovir and medical cannabis brought gradual gains. By 2026 they worked…

  • Long COVID with daily panic attacks, somewhat better after propranolol and moving house

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedComet 51018 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll 2.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Sep 2026

    Long COVID began for this man after chemotherapy in 2024, with intense anxiety, depression and up to 8-10 panic attacks a day. Propranolol as needed eased the panic and 1mg melatonin helped sleep; the attacks calmed over time, and moving out of a mouldy…

  • Long COVID with psychiatric and physical problems; no relief from singing

    Outcome unclear Doesn’t credit it · No changeStream 42725 Long COVID reddit.com Aug 2026

    Stream 42725 reports having lots of psychiatric and physical problems, including autonomic nervous system irregularity. Singing gave no relief, and something they tried more than once had zero effect. No onset, duration, severity or overall course is described.

  • Severe ME/CFS, now much better with low-dose naltrexone and fasting

    Much better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedSparrow 20074 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 8 years before improving or writing reddit.com Jul 2026

    Sparrow 20074 fell ill after donating a kidney in about 2015 and was eventually diagnosed with ME/CFS. Low-dose naltrexone was life-changing for pain, stamina and neuropathy; fasting and physiotherapy also helped, while a gluten-free diet helped digestion…

  • Long COVID with head pressure, gut problems and anxiety, no improvement after supplements

    No benefit Doesn’t credit it · HelpedQuail 61925 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll for 5 years reddit.com Jun 2026

    Quail 61925 got long COVID after an infection in 2021 and spent five years with head pressure, gut problems, anxiety and little sense of taste or smell. Lymph drainage, cannabis, CBD and psilocybin microdosing eased some symptoms, while supplements and…

  • Bedbound then housebound with long COVID, much better with pacing and therapy

    Much better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedNightjar 87347 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 6 years before improving or writing reddit.com Jun 2026

    Nightjar 87347 caught COVID in March 2020, was bedbound a month and housebound for months with severe breathlessness. Breathing recovered after six months but ME/CFS and dysautonomia symptoms persisted, and returning to work in 2022 plus burnout in 2024 set…

  • Bedridden about 80% of the time with ME/CFS, no overall benefit from testosterone or B1

    No benefit Doesn’t credit it · HelpedLake 10416 ME/CFS Very severe at worstIll for 12 years reddit.com May 2026

    Lake 10416 stopped working in 2014 and has been bedridden about 80% of the time since, with POTS and suspected ME; they can walk only a few steps to the bathroom and need help washing. Doctor-prescribed exercise, they say, permanently lowered their baseline,…

  • Barely above bedridden with long COVID, now somewhat better with modafinil and metoprolol

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedOak 99282 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 6 years before improving or writing reddit.com Mar 2026

    After a COVID infection in February 2020 they never recovered, and over the following years declined to barely above bedridden with dysautonomia, brain fog and almost no activity tolerance. Modafinil, metoprolol and aquatic physiotherapy left them somewhat…

  • Winded after seconds of play with long COVID, now near normal with vagus nerve stimulation

    Near normal Doesn’t credit it · No changeDove 53480 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll 3 years before improving or writing reddit.com Mar 2026

    A Reddit user who caught COVID in February 2020 was, after more than two years of long COVID, winded after seconds of gentle play with their daughter. Vagus nerve stimulation with a TENS unit and ear clip, an herbal SIBO protocol, miralax and a large…

  • Bedbound with long COVID for two years, now much better with antihistamines and naltrexone

    Much better Doesn’t credit it · Not saidMeadow 59819 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 3.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Feb 2026

    Meadow 59819 has long COVID and was bedbound for two years. Antihistamines stopped vomiting and gastrointestinal issues almost overnight, and low-dose naltrexone a month later brought the biggest change, easing vertigo, tremors and brain fog. They also…

  • Unable to function with long COVID; no improvement from LDN or Xanax

    No benefit Doesn’t credit it · HelpedCoast 37623 Long COVID Severe at worstIll for 3 years reddit.com Feb 2026

    Long COVID symptoms followed COVID in 2021 and a worse reinfection in 2022, with a sharp decline after dental work and amoxicillin. Nerve pain, visual snow, tinnitus, vivid dreams and bloating left them unable to function. Low-dose naltrexone helped vision…

  • Moderate ME/CFS, mostly indoors with a carer, somewhat better with pacing and PEA

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedCrane 92310 ME/CFS Moderate at worst reddit.com Jan 2026

    Crane 92310 became ill with ME/CFS at 25, after a few days of cold then allergic reactions, while burnt out. They describe themselves as moderate, mostly indoors with a carer, and say PEM hits about 48 hours after overdoing it. Pacing and PEA gave about a…

  • Long COVID brain fog and PEM, some improvement in depression and fog with antidepressants

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedCrane 39651 Long COVID Moderate at worst reddit.com Sep 2025

    A Reddit user with long COVID described depression, brain fog, eye pain and post-exertional malaise, and said leaving the house was impossible most days. Antidepressants, supplements, somatic therapy and neurofeedback made depression and brain fog much…

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These are the newest 5 of the 12 who credit Singing for their improvement, then the newest 15 of the 36 who tried it without crediting it, in about the same proportion as the full list.

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