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It ain’t sneezy

I am an amateur singer and during the high season for allergies in Canada...

I am an amateur singer and during the high season for allergies in Canada I completed three performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Many singers were unwell but there was not one cough or sneeze on stage. Why is it that once a singer steps on stage, symptoms are seemingly suppressed?

Howard Freeland, North Saanich, British Columbia Canada

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