Leslie, your student should discuss this with her pediatrician - that's what those folks get the big bucks for.
David idea that it might be seasonal is worth keeping in mind - if it gets better in the Spring, that's something the doctor will want to know about, too. Now if someone could only fix the crunching sound that comes out of my French Horn whenever I play, that would be truly miraculous! :) -S- On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Leslie the big huge nerd < [email protected]> wrote: > Greetings listserv, > I am a band director in a very small school, so I have the "privilege" of > teaching 5-12 band. I get students for eight years, and have really enjoyed > it. Anyways, I've got a horn player who has been playing for 3 years, and > has great potential. In the past 2 two months, while playing for more than > 5 minutes at a time, she complains about a sort of "crunching sound" in her > nose, and can't play anymore. Last week, we went to solo contest, so we had > her try a decongestant, and it seemed to work. I don't want to give her > drugs every time she plays, and it's frustrating both of us to the extreme. > Has anyone had these issues? What have you done? Any help is appreciated. > Thanks! > > Leslie Twite > 5-12 Instrumental Music Director > Adair-Casey CSD > Adair, IA > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/steve.freides%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
