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Clarinetists with Asthma

Author: maiohmai
Date: 2017-12-10 23:25

Quick notes before we go on:
For the past 6 years or so, my embouchure and breath support have gone on a major decline.
At first I thought it was a dystonia, but it turns out to just be chronic muscle fatigue. As far as the breathing issue goes, this happens when I exercise such as run and swim... so it isn't just clarinet.

Now to the topic at hand, I had a major wheezing attack when I was in 4th grade and was told I had asthma. Oddly enough, my mom took me off of the inhaler 6 months after being given since the Pediatrician told me I should be fine.

I'm starting to find that I become light headed quite often when I play (regardless of reed/mouthpiece setup) and my hands get ABNORMALLY cold, although they don't turn blue or purple, pale if anything.

Of course I am not asking for you fellow musicians to diagnose me (or diagnosing myself,) but I am starting to think that asthma, to be more precise, Athletes Asthma could be my lingering issues as far as my breathing support and blood circulation issues.

So my question is to any of you who may have some insight to this, what steps did you take to find out if you had asthma, how are you dealing with it, and what kind of practice/training are you doing to minimize injury? I am currently living away from home and found a hospital that accepts my insurance, I am just not too sure who I should see for my specific inquiries (whether just a family/primary doctor (which I don't have here) or a specialist of some sort.)

On the road to a non-collapsing embouchure!

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