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Re: Gagging while playing clarinet caused by sinus problem?

Author: amyeliz
Date: 2006-08-10 02:52

i played for about a year while sick with infected and inflamed tonsils (have since had surgery to remove them) and except for slight pain, never found any problem with a gag reflex. it is more likely to be a stomache acid thing than a nasal problem, or a stomache acid problem being compounded by nasal drip (i am not a doctor and have no medical training but did practice several hours a day every day during that year that i did not have a fever). your throat should not change while playing, and it could concievably be caused by tightening of the muscles in your throat instead of leaving it open and relaxed while blowing through. also, some good advice that was given to me- if a doctor ever has doubts about the effects of playing a wind instrument on the throat, just describe it as being like blowing up a constant balloon.

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