Silence is Golden?

Four days ago I lost my voice.  Well, almost -- I can whisper.  It's been really strange.

I miss being able to talk to Tigger [my cat], so I'm overcompensating with the petting and scratching.  I got frustrated when a favorite song [Sister Golden Hair] came on the radio and I couldn't sing along with it. 

Conversations are interesting.  I feel like I'm yelling when I'm trying to talk to people.  It makes it hard for me to get my 2-cents-worth in a conversation.  And it's terribly exhausting.

So, mostly I just sit back and observe and listen.  Is this the lesson?