Klarinet Archive - Posting 000416.txt from 1996/10

From: "Jenny M. Cornell" <jcornel@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Clarinet and Sinuses
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 18:16:50 -0400

I just have to add my story about taking Sudafed right before a
perfomance. In the ninth grade my sinuses were blocked up and I couldn't
play the clarinet as well for our last performance of the school year.
Being first chair at the time I decided to take some Sudafed right before
the concert was to start. One piece of music that we
played was called Bombasto. It is a fairly short piece of music, but not
really any long measures of rests. About half way through the piece the
Sudafed kicked in. Snot started to come out. I didn't know what to do.
I was sitting on the end of a row for the whole world to see me. I had to
do something soon because the snot was about to touch my mouthpiece. Right
when I needed to take a breath I also decided to wipe my nose with my band
uniform sleeve. I don't know how many people actually saw me, but I will
never take Sudafed right before another performance again.
jenny
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On Sun, 6 Oct 1996, Sherri Hill wrote:

> On 3 Oct 96 at 21:39, Terri Kimiko Oda wrote :
>
> > Anyways, I was just finding it extremely difficult to play when my nose got
> > all blocked up, and it only seemed to be blocked up when I tried to play.
> > Has anyone found this, and could anyone give a clue as to why a blocked nose
> > would make it harder to play? My guess is that having my nose stuffed up wa
s
> > just distracting me. :)
>
> I just take a Sudafed before I have a performance. When my nose is stuffy I
> worry about 'things ' leaking, you know. A bit gross but I hate the thought of
> dripping while I play. :-)
>
> I think it's harder to play because you can't hear yourself as well, for some
> reason. I also think, although you breath through your mouth, some of the air
> must come through your nose.
>
> Anyway that's why I take the antihistamine. I don't want to worry about this.
> But I know some people don't like to take medication.
>
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