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Author: ruben
Date: 2026-10-06 09:21
I imagine that cold and flu viruses stick to our reeds, but for how long? If it's for more than 24 hors and you use the same reed and mouthpiece and you have a cold, you are putting the virus back into your body. I'm sure there are several doctors in the house that can answer me.
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Author: Luuk
Date: 2026-10-06 15:39
Citation from the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment:
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How long can the influenza virus survive outside the body?
This depends on many factors, including the nature of the surface, the substrate, exposure to UV radiation, and temperature. The influenza virus can survive for a few minutes on hands, a few hours on clothing and tissues, 1–2 days on non-porous surfaces such as steel and plastic, and up to several days in household dust. This applies to most respiratory viruses (e.g., RSV, rhinovirus, SARS, coronavirus, influenza virus).
So, it seems possible that a
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Author: Luuk
Date: 2026-10-06 15:40
Citation from the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment:
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How long can the influenza virus survive outside the body?
This depends on many factors, including the nature of the surface, the substrate, exposure to UV radiation, and temperature. The influenza virus can survive for a few minutes on hands, a few hours on clothing and tissues, 1–2 days on non-porous surfaces such as steel and plastic, and up to several days in household dust. This applies to most respiratory viruses (e.g., RSV, rhinovirus, SARS, coronavirus, influenza virus).
So, it seems p
Regards,
Luuk
Philharmonie Brainport
The Netherlands
Post Edited (2026-10-06 16:40)
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Author: kdk
Date: 2026-10-06 17:03
This has discussed here before, and I've asked my own doctors at various times. The consensus is that the question where re-infection is concerned for us as players isn't how long the virus survives on our reeds, instruments, household surfaces. Once our immune system has fought off the virus, it protects us from reinfection at least long enough for the germs we've left on reeds, etc..., to die off.
I suppose you can use a disinfectant spray or alcohol wipes on your reeds and instrument surfaces for a couple of weeks, but from anything I've been told (or read), it isn't necessary unless you're severely immuno-compromised to begin with.
Karl
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Author: lydian
Date: 2026-10-06 19:50
Doesn't matter how long they "stick". You can't re-infect yourself. Various cleaning agents destroy them anyway.
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Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2026-10-06 20:02
My information agrees with what Karl replied. Once the immune system is activated against a virus, a small increase in the infecting viral load generally isn't going to matter. A similar question came up at large in the context of Covid masks.
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Author: Tom H
Date: 2026-10-07 01:31
When I was teaching band I recall getting really bad colds once or twice a year. But for months after one, I seemed immuned (no doubt I came in contact with kids who had colds). I thoroughly rinse my reed in cold water after each practicing-- wonder if that's as effective as a cleaning agent? Of course after an outdoor concert that's not possible right away, so I wonder if that makes a difference?
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