Blood pressure and trumpet playing

bandman · 02-13-2007, 07:15 PM

Have any of you ever used a BP monitor to check your BP before and after playing your horn? I have and find that my BP goes WAYYYYYY high when I'm playing. I even waited 10-minutes and still found it to be elevated.

I'd love to know if any of you have ever monitored your BP before, during (within minutes after stopping), and after playing.

Tootsall · 02-13-2007, 07:52 PM

I was recently diagnosed with extreme hypertension. I'm afraid to check after playing! (but now that I've been on meds for a couple of months I'm getting down into the 90's consistently... you don't want to know what it was before!)

Actually, I asked my doctor if playing the trumpet would be hazardous and he replied "only if it's played badly". Score one for him. But what does he know? He plays piano.

RG111 · 02-13-2007, 08:39 PM

I have checked before and after playing, and it seems to make no difference. I am on several medications which may well keep it down.
Roy

Eclipsehornplayer · 02-14-2007, 08:08 AM

I'm certain that mine would be fine; however I have noticed that when I try for High C and above other parts of me try to implode!

Tootsall · 02-14-2007, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kinghornplayer

when I try for High C and above other parts of me try to implode!

Must.....not......comment.

tpter1 · 02-14-2007, 10:28 AM

Toots... principal's office. NOW! (No, you may not stop at your locker).

rowuk · 02-14-2007, 12:55 PM

A couple of years ago, I was playing the Hummel concerto. The first movement went great, the first couple bars of the second movement were normal and then I started to shake - the kind when you get nervous. By deep breathing and a lot of concentration, I finished off the rest. Only my wife noticed and asked what happened. I didn't know and went to the doctor the next day, got on the bicycle and what do you know - 215 over 150! She then wired up some long term measurment device and I had a rehearsal that night. Same numbers.......... Turns out my sleep apnea and boss were doing a job on my health. The boss is now an ex boss, the CPAP maschine and a little pill every day handles the rest. My BP still goes up when I play, but then trumpet playing is a lot of work!

Vulgano Brother · 02-14-2007, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tootsall

Must.....not......comment.

Thanks, Toots. Now I wonder if our blood-pressure goes up when we bust a gut laughing, too!

Eclipsehornplayer · 02-14-2007, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tootsall

Must.....not......comment.

Guess I set myself up for that one Ed!

I'll leave it at that....

tpter1 · 02-14-2007, 04:02 PM

Both of you...John and Toots...Mother Superior is waiting...Knuckles up, guys!

02-13-2007, 07:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
bandman Forte User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lafayette, LA, USA Posts: 1,037	Blood pressure and trumpet playing Have any of you ever used a BP monitor to check your BP before and after playing your horn? I have and find that my BP goes WAYYYYYY high when I'm playing. I even waited 10-minutes and still found it to be elevated. I'd love to know if any of you have ever monitored your BP before, during (within minutes after stopping), and after playing.
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02-13-2007, 07:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tootsall Fortissimo User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yee HAW! Posts: 4,641	Re: Blood pressure and trumpet playing I was recently diagnosed with extreme hypertension. I'm afraid to check after playing! (but now that I've been on meds for a couple of months I'm getting down into the 90's consistently... you don't want to know what it was before!) Actually, I asked my doctor if playing the trumpet would be hazardous and he replied "only if it's played badly". Score one for him. But what does he know? He plays piano.

02-13-2007, 08:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
RG111 Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 261	Re: Blood pressure and trumpet playing I have checked before and after playing, and it seems to make no difference. I am on several medications which may well keep it down. Roy
RG111 Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 261

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Eclipsehornplayer Forte User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Flat Rock, Michigan Brand: Eclipse, Bach, and Getzen Posts: 2,395	Re: Blood pressure and trumpet playing I'm certain that mine would be fine; however I have noticed that when I try for High C and above other parts of me try to implode!
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02-14-2007, 10:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
tpter1 Forte User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern New York Brand: Lawler Posts: 2,309	Re: Blood pressure and trumpet playing Toots... principal's office. NOW! (No, you may not stop at your locker).
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02-14-2007, 12:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Brand: Nat, Piston, Rotary Posts: 3,923	Re: Blood pressure and trumpet playing A couple of years ago, I was playing the Hummel concerto. The first movement went great, the first couple bars of the second movement were normal and then I started to shake - the kind when you get nervous. By deep breathing and a lot of concentration, I finished off the rest. Only my wife noticed and asked what happened. I didn't know and went to the doctor the next day, got on the bicycle and what do you know - 215 over 150! She then wired up some long term measurment device and I had a rehearsal that night. Same numbers.......... Turns out my sleep apnea and boss were doing a job on my health. The boss is now an ex boss, the CPAP maschine and a little pill every day handles the rest. My BP still goes up when I play, but then trumpet playing is a lot of work!
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02-14-2007, 04:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
tpter1 Forte User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern New York Brand: Lawler Posts: 2,309	Re: Blood pressure and trumpet playing Both of you...John and Toots...Mother Superior is waiting...Knuckles up, guys!
	__________________ -Glenn "Roses have thorns; shining waters mud. Clouds and eclipses stain the moon and the sun; and history reeks of the wrongs we have done. After today, after today, consider me gone."- Sting

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