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Help! Can I still play an intrsument?

Melancholy Euphoria

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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:14 pm

Okay, I got my wisdom teeth taken out in December.
I am trying to get back to playing brass instruments.
But I have a HUGE problem.
The left side of my mouth, where my bottom teeth end and gum starts is the same as before.
But the right side has a cleft in it from, I assume, the way the gums were stitched up.
When I play, air hits the cleft and shoots up my nose.
So I'm basically leaking air out of my nose.
This is very unpleasant and creates a weird inside-out snoring kind of sound...I don't know how else to describe it. Even if I tone down the amount of air, you can still hear air whizzing out of my nose.
Help!

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:33 pm

I don't have braces or taken out teeth(I lost all of mine naturally...Not taken out by dentist), but I play a brass.... Ask your dentist, I'll need to too.. =D If it REALLY hurts...Talk to your doctor/dentist. You shouldn't "Play through the pain", I try not to because my hand hurts ALOT(I play Trombone), but then again, i'm only 12 and I have quite small hands.... Or... What instrument do you play? Anybody, any instrumentalist, can email Artsweb@nac-cna.ca for anything from playing to practicing... Hope I helped!