Klarinet Archive - Posting 000022.txt from 2002/01

From: Audrey Travis <vsofan@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Somnoplasty
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 21:28:08 -0500

Mark
Can you explain to me why I am suddenly (last few minutes) receiving multiple
copies of this post and Gary Van Cott's reply - I mean at least 25 copies of
each)?

Is there something wrong at your end or mine?

Thanks
Audrey

Tony Pay wrote:

> On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 22:34:56 -0500, fbjacobo@-----.net said:
>
> > I am considering having Somnoplasty done to treat a sleep disorder.
> > This medical procedure consists of having various muscles in the
> > throat forcibly relaxed (how's THAT for an oxymoron?) via electric
> > stimulation, which eases any obstruction of the airway and thus allows
> > the sleeper to breathe easier at night.
> >
> > However, being a wind player, I am cautious about anything being done
> > to my throat. Has anyone experienced Somnoplasty? Does anyone know of
> > any ill effects it could have on clarinet playng? Any recommendations
> > of places to contact to get these kind of answers? TIA all.
>
> If I look up 'somnoplasty' on the web, I see that it's a treatment that
> I've recently read may develop into a cure for obstructive sleep apnoea.
>
> However, www.somnoplasty.net says in part:
>
> > Those who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea have often been treated
> > with continuous positive-airway pressure (CPAP). CPAP has a
> > disturbingly low compliance rate (25% to 50%)...
>
> Well, what that means is that sometimes it doesn't work. But in common
> with others here, I can attest that it works in my case, and I might
> even say that the persistence required to be a clarinet player probably
> means that the compliance rate among clarinet players would be higher
> than the figures quoted.
>
> > ...and is only a palliative treatment.
>
> Yeah, well. You sleep. You use the device when you sleep. You don't
> need to use it when you're not sleeping. So what does 'palliative'
> mean, in this context?
>
> I suppose it might cramp the style of a certain type of Don Juan.
>
> > Developed by Storytellers
>
> That's at the bottom of the webpage:-)
>
> My recommendation is to use the 'palliative' total cure until something
> really reliable comes along. As my nurse said, "in the end, probably
> there'll be a cure, and we won't need to do this. But we haven't seen
> it yet."
>
> Tony
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