Burping in mass

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There’s a lady at mass who is in the choir and she has a problem burping. I know it sounds strange but she burps ALL the time except when she’s singing. And since I’m a musician for the choir I’m in charge of running the PA and every time we’re not singing, I turn off the entire choir’s microphones because of the burping. It’s such a bad problem that other choir members are complaining about it, people stare at us when she sings with us, and she even burps during really quiet parts of mass like the consecration. I don’t know what to do. I brought it up with the music director and he doesn’t really know what to do either. Should I bring it up to the priest? What about to her husband? Should I not say anything and hope the music director takes care of it? I mean, he should, since he’s in charge.

Would it be wrong to kick her out of the choir for excessive burping? I feel bad for her because she can’t help it. What would Jesus do? (apart from healing her)
 
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I think it is. But should she be in the choir? No one expects the guy in the wheelchair to be on the basketball team
 
Well Jesus was with sick and stuff so she be allowed to sing right? After all it is a lack of patience and meekness if something as small as a burp causes so many problems.
 
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It’s not one burp. It’s burping through the entire mass.
 
It’s loud and throughout the entire mass, during the consecration, during the part of pass where we pray for our own intentions

I didn’t mention telling her. I said should I tell the priest or the husband
 
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Has anyone actually spoken to the woman about it or are we just gossiping about it?
 
She tried to leave the choir and sit with her husband her husband tells her to go back to sit with us. I think he’s dumping her and her problem on us
 
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I was going to suggest that singing from the diaphragm as opposed to the throat causes singers to burp, but it would seem that this issue goes beyond those realms.

I can see why it bothers you because it’s not exactly polite of her, but there are obviously medical issues at play here. My sister has IBS and she, well, burps from both ends a lot and it’s very uncomfortable for her if she doesn’t. Maybe she has a medical problem, or she may not have a very good diet (due to not being able to afford to eat well), maybe no one taught her about manners either when she was a child.

Is it problematic beyond having to switch off the microphone, otherwise that could be the best situation? She might be really upset if she was removed from the choir… her husband might get upset if you mentioned it too…
 
Since you’re a musician for the choir presumably you’re on close enough terms with the music director to be able to have a discreet word with him in private. He would be the first person to go to, I think.

One thing that surprises me in your account is that the woman apparently doesn’t realize this is happening. Or does she?
 
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I was going to suggest that singing from the diaphragm as opposed to the throat causes singers to burp, but it would seem that this issue goes beyond those realms.
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You’re actually meant to sing from the diaphragm. Singing from the throat can eventually damage one’s vocal cords and cause nodules.

This poor lady needs to see a medical provider if she hasn’t already.
 
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After five years of voice lessons and lessons in college? Quite a bit.
 
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