Guys! Just sayin’; i read this on Google just recently ~
Is it unhealthy to play saxophone?
The observed association between woodwind players, especially saxophonists, and mortality has a plausible biological explanation. Raised pressure in the neck region can increase mortality either by reducing blood supply to the brain (cerebrovascular ischaemia) or venous stasis (thromboembolism).
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What is a saxophone lung?
Saxophone lung is a rare type of hypersensitivity pneumonia, in which patients develop allergic pulmonary disease when they’re exposed to fungi that invade instruments — and are never removed. Basically, the musicians have allergic reactions to the mold that won’t let up, Shams said.
Eek, egad, omg, than to follow up read this ….
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC28309/
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