Author: vboboe
Date: 2009-02-25 18:57
<<I have a mock audition on Thursday and the real BIG one comes on Sunday...have been practising 6-8 hours a day for the past 2 months, and last week i noticed blisters starting to develop in between my fingers and even in the middle of my palm>>
it's very unlikely that the skin between your fingers would be in direct contact with the instrument, although the palm is more likely. Is the skin between your fingers redder than usual with clusters of little blisters, and do they itch a lot? and do they 'ooze' clear fluid readily and then close over with rough and flaky skin? (maybe it's too soon to tell if they've just started in the last week)
if this description seems to fit, this suggests perhaps something other than contact dermatitis, it could be psoriasis -- caused by internal biochemical imbalances due to a prolonged 2 month period of intensive practice *stress* now coming to peak in the next few days -- cortisone cream may give temporary relief so your fingers feel reasonably comfortable for your auditions
i have experience with this condition myself, and offer this experience as a possible alternative explanation for the blistering you've got -- seek doc's advice, although over here i can get 0.5% (mild) strength cortisone cream directly from the drug store to get some temporary relief from the itching and reduce the inflammation a bit -- doc's prescription cream would be stronger, but unless the conditon's quite wide-spread and persistant, might not be worth the cost
zinc oxide ointment also gives temporary relief from the itching overnight, when i find the itching really gets intolerable, seems being just comfortably cosy in bed is much too hot for the condition
perhaps a one-a-day vitamin-mineral formula for your age and gender could also offer some additional nutritional support during this high stress time, always take vit-min supplements with a meal not by themselves
when i take my formula with dinner, i always sleep really well that particular night, that effect wears off in 2-3 days, so something in the supplement is definitely doing something to reduce my insomnia and nervous edginess, and if i take them regularly when i have an outbreak of psoriasis, it 'miraculously' disappears altogether in about a week, so something in them is definitely restoring biochemical balance, no idea exactly what
all the best and good vibrations for your auditions :-)
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