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Re: allergic to my ligature...

Author: maria
Date: 2010-11-12 21:14

I got serious problems quite a while ago on my lips. I´m a professional clarinetist since many years. After several months of waiting for get some tests done at the allergy dept at the hospital, finally 50 different products (several metals, pieces from my mouthpiece, reeds, mouthpiecepatches etc were placed on my back for some day) were tested in this first test. I went back to the hospital yesterday and they saw immediately that got serious allergic reactions from nickel. I´ll have to go back on Monday again. Some results takes more days to develop.

I spoke to a very skilled clarinetseller yesterday. He told me that every ligature that has screws are containing nickel!! He also told med that it doesn´t matter if the clarinet is silverplated, there is always nickel underneeth the silver, and the silver is not that solid so it can prevent the nickel from coming through.
When I touch and play on my instruments, I get nickel into my hands. Then, of course, I have to change/try out reeds, put my toothprotection/cigarettepaper on my teeth, Im touchhing my mouth/lips several times while practicing, rehearsing or performing. My hands are giving all this "****" into my lips, and it has been like this for many years without me knowing that or even thinking about it. I can tell that the reaction on my lips is hell!! If I would put fire on my lips, it would feel the same.

I think it could be the same kind of problem for "clareynette", but since I´m not a doctor I will not say that it is the same issue. But it could be worth to reflect a bit about my story. I hope you get all the best help!! For my sake, it´s about never ever getting in contact with nickel.... seems a bit difficult. And I have to make sure that I never touch my mouth if I get some nickelcontact. I mean, I don´t always notice when I happen to touch my lips. But with the creams I have to use since half a year ago, I have to..

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