{"id":456877,"date":"2026-06-02T10:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/456877\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:03:11","slug":"carrie-bickmore-hospitalised-amid-fears-of-permanent-vocal-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/456877\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrie Bickmore hospitalised amid fears of permanent vocal damage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carrie Bickmore<\/a> has been hospitalised after revealing she\u2019d have to take time away from her radio gig amid fears of permanent vocal damage. <\/p>\n

The 45-year-old shared a photo<\/a> from her hospital bed to Instagram<\/a>, captioning it: \u201cOk voice… time to come back…\ud83e\udd1e.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"Carrie<\/p>\n

Carrie Bickmore has been forced to return to hospital amid fears of permanent vocal damage.\u00a0Instagram\/@bickmorecarrie<\/p>\n

The radio host appeared to be either recovering from or preparing for vocal cord surgery. <\/p>\n

In a May episode of Carrie & Tommy<\/a>, Bickmore revealed she visited an ear, nose and throat specialist who\u2019d warned her vocal cords were \u201cin a very bad way\u201d. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy voice hasn\u2019t been right for some time,\u201d the media personality said sounding audibly hoarse. <\/p>\n

\u201cThings are not good, so I\u2019m going to have to take some time off work to get it fixed. If I don\u2019t get it fixed now, they [vocal cords] will be permanently damaged, which will be very unfortunate for my job\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Carrie<\/p>\n

Bickmore shared this photo of herself from a hospital bed.\u00a0Instagram\/@bickmorecarrie<\/p>\n

Loren Barry had been filling in with Bickmore\u2019s co-host Tommy Little while she was absent.<\/p>\n

Bickmore became teary as she faced the reality of being away from work and potentially losing her voice. <\/p>\n

\u201cI just don\u2019t like letting people down and I don\u2019t like letting myself down. I also really love my job and don\u2019t want to be forced not to never do it again,\u201d she said shakily. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m taking a little bit of time off to get it fixed. I\u2019m hoping that if I get onto it now, it will be a non-permanent thing.\u201d <\/p>\n

Little gave his full support adding: \u201cWe just want you healthy and back to 100%, Carrie.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"Tommy<\/p>\n

Tommy Little co-hosts the show with Bickmore.\u00a0Supplied\/Hit Network\u2019s Carrie and Tommy<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not the first time this year Bickmore has found herself in hospital. <\/p>\n

In April, Bickmore underwent surgery<\/a> after a horror accident left her with a deep gash on her head and a hit nerve. <\/p>\n

\u201cLooked like a crime scene,\u201d Bickmore said alongside the carousel of photos, including one of her head wrapped in bandages. \u201cBlood spurting from my head.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the cut was \u201chealing terribly<\/a>\u201d and that she was still hurting, especially after someone dropped a suitcase on her head. <\/p>\n