[TPIN] swollen chops

[Orion Development Corp - D. Arndt]

Age old question.   (I never knew what being "puffy" was, until I was about 21 years old... ahhh, youth)...

Here's my simplistic explanation:  The embouchure & lips are muscle, tissue - flesh and blood.  Exercising a muscle generally causes a reaction: Stiffness, swelling... but also increased strength and flexibility, if done regularly.   Through methodical conditioning, we hope to overcome extreme reactions.

That being said, if there is a truly active professional trumpet player who claims never to have a problem with "puffiness", I wanna talk to them!

- Dave Arndt

On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:24:34 -0400, Vic Haskins wrote
> Hello everybody. 
> 
> I was wondering why i might have swollen lips every other day that i play.   this problem constantly makes me inconsistent.  I use ibuprofen every now and then when they get to swollen to even vibrate the mouthpiece. 
> 
> any suggestions on how to prevent the constant swelling? 
> 
> Victor 
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