Klarinet Archive - Posting 000394.txt from 1998/11

From: "Scott Morrow" <scottdmorrow@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Palatial Air Leak
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 09:53:36 -0500

Ricardo,
I occassionally have that problem, too. After I cut my head off, it
went away!
Seriously, though, try not to play to the point where you are fatigued.
Also, try to relax more when you play. I have asked my ENT doctor about
it, but I don't remember getting any helpful answer! I personally
believe that it is a weak muscle that we have to work on strengthening
(doctors on the list are welcome to contradict me!). I don't have the
problem nearly as often now as I used to - only when I'm really worn
out!
Good luck!
-Scott

>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>From: "Benitez, Hiram" <benitezh@-----.edu>
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 20:59:36 -0500
>Subject: [kl] Palatial Air Leak
>
>Hi. I'm a music performance student at Indiana State University. I
>need to know if any of you have had a problem such as this. Whenever
>I play for an extended period of time, a sound comes out of my throat
>that sounds like an air leak. I think it's called a Palatial Air
>Leak (I remember reading something about it in the clarinet journal).
> I have tried everything short of cutting my head off, and that
>incessant noise still comes from my throat. Do any of you know what
>it is?
>
>Yours Truly,
>
>Ricardo
>
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