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Anyone experience temporary lower jaw or lip paralyzation following very heavy breathing practices? I've been playing for a long time and haven't come to this before. wtf

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Scania9s wrote:Anyone experience temporary lower jaw or lip paralyzation following very heavy breathing practices? I've been playing for a long time and haven't come to this before. wtf

Thanks

Yes. Spending summer 03 with Pat and Sam, I've experienced this.

A lot of funny things happen when you do it... You can pass out, get tingling sensations in limbs and lips, be numb--- etc.

Only you know if it is serious enough to see the doctor, don't let the Tubenet jury persuade you either way. I've had this happen before, but genuinely knew that the breathing exercises were the reason for it. You would have a better idea if this was a warning sign for something else or not--- than we would.

Another side thought.... maybe you are holding your mouth funny during these breathing exercises? A friend had a Temporo-Mandibular Joint issue that caused similar effects, but only after holding his mouth open very wide, in one particular position. (once again, I'm a tuba player not a doctor/maxillofacial surgeon) He wore a splint for a while (while he slept), then had surgery later and almost completely corrected the issue. (he posts on here infrequently, if he reads this he may drop you a line)

I've never experienced any jaw paralyzation but I have experienced some INCREDIBLY painful muscle cramps in my jaw from opening it too wide. Something else to look for is if you've had any extensive dental work done in the past, paralyzation might be the cause of some mess up in the procedure. I remember for getting my wisdom teeth pulled that they always tell you that paralyzation is a sometimes a permanent or temporary side affect if a nerve is struck.

Thanks. It's interesting that you experienced this, especially since I was using Pat and Sam's breathing methods when I experienced this! I consider myself a newbie and do recall having my mouth/jaw open during the exercises out of ignorance and I just thought that having everything open as much as you can while remaining relaxed was the name of the game. Just gotta work it up I guess.

- Overoxygenated mess

My two cents...
Something that TRULLY stuck with me about breathing was that when I read "song and wind" after Jacobs by Brian Frederikson (spelling)
Arnold Jacobs said something along the lines of breathing in through the horn or in otherwords inhale through the mouthpiece..at least some so that the carbon dioxide that you put it in goes back inside and keeps you from passing out! I have found this to be true and it REALLY works for me especially when trying to execute the really big excerpts or when a conductor really asks for it..hehe. try it. and let me know how it works for you.

Abel