Some of us have commented on the effect of blood
pressure medication on horn playing: diuretics and
calcium blockers affect the embouchure causing overall
worse playing; beta blockers, while not affecting the
embouchure, reduce endurance. These are my
observations.
Now, due to taking
I have found that certain decongestants make my
playing worse too. Some decongestants work by
making the blood vessels smaller. That would not
only reduce blood flow to the lip, but raise your
blood pressure, too.
Some decongestants do not bother my playing.
Benedryl and Zyrtec come to mind.
I'm not a doctor (well, not that kind), but ...
Wilbert Kimple wrote:
Some decongestants do not bother my playing.
Benedryl and Zyrtec come to mind.
Benadryl and Zyrtec are antihistamines, not decongestants, the former
non-prescription, the latter prescription only. Claritin is another
At 03:58 AM 5/12/2005, you wrote:
Some of us have commented on the effect of blood
pressure medication on horn playing: diuretics and
calcium blockers affect the embouchure causing overall
worse playing; beta blockers, while not affecting the
embouchure, reduce endurance. These are my
Claritin actually makes my playing worse. My constant nasel drip becomes a
thick mucus. Great topic, right?
Sorry about the decongestant/antihistamine mix up.
Wilbert
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OK, here's a semi-related puzzler.
How come, when you're playing horn, even when you have a cold or sore
throat or allergies or the sniffles, you don't have to cough or sneeze or
blow your nose, even while sitting there counting measures of rest?
What a strange phenomenon -- that playing horn
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Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Decongestants' impact on horn playing
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 06:35:11 -0700 (PDT)
Claritin actually makes my playing worse. My constant nasel drip becomes a
thick mucus. Great topic, right?
Sorry about the decongestant/antihistamine mix up.
Wilbert
I've noticed that too - that's why when I was sick in school band class was my
favorite of the day, because it was the only time I stopped having to cough or
sniffle constantly. Maybe it's all the deep breathing?
Erin Chernak
St. Louis, MO
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OK, here's a
On Thu, 12 May 2005, Alan Cole wrote:
How come, when you're playing horn, even when you have a cold or sore
throat or allergies or the sniffles, you don't have to cough or sneeze or
blow your nose, even while sitting there counting measures of rest?
Would that were so. I once had a sudden
That happens to me too. It's quite ennoying. I actually keep Claritin in my
horn case. (I would forgot to take it otherwise).
Pseudoephedrine, I hope that was close, generally dries me out too much. But
if I take one of those all-symptom type pills that have lower doses of well
pretty mcuh
One simple, relatively easy inexpensive solution (no pun intended) with few
side effects is to use a saline nasal spray. This simple, and often
effective, remedy is too often overlooked in favor of some drug that may have
undesirable consequences. If you have post-nasal drip, sore throat,
:
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One simple, relatively easy inexpensive solution (no pun
intended) with few side effects
I once had a sudden cough while softly accompanying Ruth, in
Gilbert Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance
Oh false one! You have deceived me!
jrc in SC (who is the very model of a modern major-general... not)
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I'm playing for that show next week, so I'll have to look out for that spot
in case the cough is contagious
J
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