> > Incidentally, does anyone know why one's normal voice is hoarser in the morning when you first wake up? Do you know anyone who DOESN'T wake up with a hoarse voice in the mornings?
> >
> > I've been wanting to ask this morning-horseyness question for five years now. Really! I've always wondered about that.
> >
> > Wolf "phlegmings make me laugh horsely" spirit
>
> Run a humidifier at night.
>
> -Faux "no horseys here" Pas

I've never woken up with a hoarse throat unless I already have a cold. Looking at Faux Pas's answer, and Pennystamp Man's, maybe the reason is that you use air conditioning/central heating and we don't? The last thing we ever need in these parts is a machine to *add* humidity to the air.

Brunnen-"it's still early enough into the winter rains for it to be a pleasant change instead of just annoying"G