tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post1215208264038092995..comments2024-02-17T14:50:54.001-05:00Comments on Notes of an Anesthesioboist: Oboe RisksT.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-35891969703408250222014-05-26T12:26:14.087-04:002014-05-26T12:26:14.087-04:00Hi! Thank you for posting about health risks of pl...Hi! Thank you for posting about health risks of playing oboe. I've often experienced headaches when playing on a very resistant reed -- which seems to be the fashion in the U.S. since about the '70s (because of the darker tone it generates, promoted by Marcel Tabuteau, John Mack, and others). I'm thinking of learning to make much easier reeds. <br />Have you heard of or tried the book "Oboemotions: What Every Oboist Needs To Know About The Body"? I have it and am reading it now (I used to get tendonitis when I was a teen and training for a music career). <br />I hope this helps!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-32364785798817358562013-02-24T18:49:46.279-05:002013-02-24T18:49:46.279-05:00Was just reading about an oboe player in the San F...Was just reading about an oboe player in the San Francisco symphony who had tonsil cancer. Successfully treated for that, later he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while onstage. Intrathoracic pressure leading to increased intracerebral pressure?<br /><br />I knew a trumpet player who got an cerebral aneurysm at 18 years old. A/V Malformation predisposing? I dunno. Is the incidence higher among brass or woodwind players?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-23671633801476129392008-09-26T19:08:00.000-04:002008-09-26T19:08:00.000-04:00MJB says: Nobody mentions students' reeds; i've se...MJB says: Nobody mentions students' reeds; i've seen reeds that are health risks in themselves: black mold growing inside the two halves of the reed. Yuk! <BR/>I too have long wondered about the risks of lip cancer due to cane. This would be an interesting study actually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-54744543910675871472008-05-12T14:30:00.000-04:002008-05-12T14:30:00.000-04:00Rhea - thank you for stopping by.Dr. RH - that so...Rhea - thank you for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>Dr. RH - that sounds interesting! I look forward to learning more.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-45017370823206554782008-05-12T13:01:00.000-04:002008-05-12T13:01:00.000-04:00Nice site. You might be interested to learn about...Nice site. You might be interested to learn about forms of non-ivasive brain stimulation which are being utilized to 'organize' the neuro signal disarray which effects dystonia sufferer. My colleague and I are working on this, and utilize a closely related strategy for chronic pain as well.<BR/>Best wishes, RH, M.D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-46717003129276597772008-05-10T07:41:00.000-04:002008-05-10T07:41:00.000-04:00This all makes sense to me. I recall playing the c...This all makes sense to me. I recall playing the clarinet, an instrument that forces your fingers into unnatural positions. I am sure various instruments pose all kinds of risks.Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073724825234532540noreply@blogger.com