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Re: Oboe and Health issues

Author: claire70
Date: 2011-04-19 07:07

I wouldn't say it's the high pressure, it's the fact you're not breathing properly. The way it works is that normally when you breathe out, you breathe out carbon dioxide. When you play the oboe, because of the tiny reed you only get rid of a tiny bit of that carbon dioxide, so you have to physically make yourself breathe OUT again before you take the next in-breath. If you don't, you'll faint because of too much CO2 in your body.

If you really work on breathing out properly and controlling your breath, then you should be fine. But if you ever feel even slightly dizzy then stop playing straight away until it passes.

There are all kinds of myths about oboists who go crazy because of the pressure in their head. I think they're nonsense! If anything I think oboists probably are pretty healthy because of the way playing increases your heart rate. (Evelyn Rothwell died a few years ago at the age of 90-something, so it didn't do her any harm.)

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