title: Reduced pulmonary function in wind instrument players.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Wind instrument playing requires a strenuous respiratory activity. Previous studies investigating effect of wind instrument playing on pulmonary function are equivocal.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the present study, 34 male, non-smoker wind players in a military band were compared with 44 healthy non-smoker males by pulmonary function testing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All spirometric values including forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1/FVC, peak expiratory flow rate, forced expiratory flow in 25, 50, 75% of FVC, and during the middle half of the FVC were found significantly diminished in wind players. The class of wind instrument, brass or wood, showed no significant differences. FVC was significantly and negatively correlated with duration of practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was concluded that pulmonary function in wind players might be diminished probably due to development of asthma or constant barotrauma during their playing. This fact should be considered in clinical evaluation of wind instrument players.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Deniz
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Savci
authors.forename: Ergun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tozkoparan
authors.forename: Deniz Inal
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.forename: Muharrem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ucar
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ciftci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D008889:Military Personnel; D009146:Music; D012119:Respiration; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014421:Turkey