Sleep apnea – What they don’t tell you! (Part 7)

written by Bruce Chidester on April 25, 2024

Short but helpful suggestions: Handling the hose- To keep from being strangled to death with your hose, run it from your machine over the back of the headboard and down to your pillow. In this way it is controlled and you will not fight it all night as you move around. Use the least amount of tension on the mask straps and still have an air tight seal. Those with stuffy noses from allergies can find relief with Vicks VapoRub. Each night I unscrew the lid, stick my nose into the jar just enough to feel the ointment, then draw…

Sleep apnea – What they don’t tell you! (Part 6)

written by Bruce Chidester

Do you have to use your machine every night? NO! Knowing that involuntary habits can actually be retrained made me wonder if the Bipap/Cpap therapy is something that needs to be continued indefinitely. My answer to that question (in my case) is an emphatic No! I began my test to…

Sleep apnea – What they don’t tell you! (Part 5)

written by Bruce Chidester

#1 Complaint- Dry mouth After visiting with other sufferers of Sleep Apnea, the most consistent complaint seemed to be dry mouth. The dryness in my mouth each morning was so severe that I eventually developed a lesion in the back of my throat which progressed into a serious problem. After…

Sleep apnea – What they don’t tell you! (Part 4)

written by Bruce Chidester

Setting up the equipment The next step after gleaning this useless information was to receive your own machine which will solve all of your Sleep Apnea problems. My first question at that time was, “How can an involuntary action (apnea episodes) be retrained to become voluntary actions”? I was assured…

Sexism-Is it Still Present in the Trumpet World?

written by Bruce Chidester

There is little doubt that sexism has existed in the trumpet world since the beginning. Just as racism and women’s equality in the work force have been a long hard battle, so has the female’s acceptance into the male dominated field of trumpet playing. With that said I will try…

It Could Only Happen To A Musician- The Legend of DC

written by Bruce Chidester

DC (name omitted for obvious reasons) was a real person and I will not divulge his real name. Any musician from the early days (1960’s to the present) performing in Dallas will know who I am describing and it is with great respect to him that I share these stories.…

Match your Tools to the Job

written by Bruce Chidester

Some younger players may have questions about the use of instruments other than their normal Bb trumpet or cornet and for that reason I will try to sort out the many trumpets and their primary use in our trumpet world. Bb trumpet By far the most often purchased and used…

The Pros and Cons of Perfect Pitch

written by Bruce Chidester

Before we get into the advantages and disadvantages of having perfect pitch, we first need to establish what perfect pitch is. Reprinted from Wikipedia: Absolute pitch (AP), widely referred to as perfect pitch, is a rare auditory phenomenon characterized by the ability of a person to identify or re-create a…

The Best $20’s You Will Ever Spend!

written by Bruce Chidester

Seldom do we share information between this site and our sister site (thetrumpetblog.com) but we felt that this offering needed to be shared. We have made available more than 44 instructional video trumpet lessons for only $19.97! You need to visit trumpetlessonsonline.com to fully understand the tremendous amount of information…

Man’s Obsession for High Notes

written by Bruce Chidester

Why are high notes revered by most humans? Dogs run from them and hide. No matter how these tension building noises are generated, most people stand in amazement at their execution. Even when a vocalist sings the Star Spangled Banner, no one listens until they hear the last note screamed…

JULY Special! “All Trumpet Arrangements posted this month are only $5.00 Each

written by Bruce Chidester

All arrangements posted this month (7-1-15 through 7-31-15) are priced at $5.00 each. This is a great time to add to your trumpet ensemble and solo library for all arrangements posted this month (July only) are priced at only $5.00 each. All prices are clearly marked. If you select an…

American Pride

written by Bruce Chidester

At this time in our history as a country, we have finally come to realize that “the United States is not what it used to be”. I am not saying that it could not, once again, rise to its previous stature in the world, but when one considers our debt,…

Times, They Are A Changing

written by Bruce Chidester

The year was 1969, in Lewisville, Texas and I was in the middle of a lesson with one of my many brass students. I was notified that I needed to answer a phone call which was very unusual due to the fact that my wife was at work and few…

Last Post From The Dark Side

written by Bruce Chidester

I have had a couple inquiries about my PBone and how it has worked out for me and because of these unrelated to trumpet questions, I was hesitant to address any more trombone questions. But, because of the hundreds (actually only a couple) of requests, I have decided to offer…