can the pressure of blowing cause deafness in some children when learning the trumpet?

When you have a cold do you keep playing, my son does... is that why he has loss hearing in both his ears.

All brass players let me know how it feels to play when you have a cold.... is it really bad for him.

Cheers

I have never heard of such a problem, though I would not guarantee that it can't happen.

It could well be the reason. I believe playing a brass instrument when you have a cold (which I would try hard to avoid) can force mucus into the Eustachean tube, causing hearing problems. I would expect them to clear after some days.

Not a good idea, and likely to make him uncomfortable, but he would be unlucky if he got a permanent problem, IMO.

In the long term though, playing any loud instrument for long periods of time can be damaging to the hearing over the years. We have had this discussion many times on the board. In childhood, not a problem, I'm sure, but in adulthood and middle age, if he keeps playing without ear protection eventually something will have to give. Over the last 20 years, if I knew then what I know now about hearing loss, I wouldn't have practiced so many long hours playing Fortissimo on the Piano without some form of ear plugs/protection or the practice pedal down.
Just a warning for the future really.

Gae

I play the horn and it doen feel awful trying to play with a cold, especially when your ears get al blocked up and you can't really hear what you're doing. I don't know that it could do you permanent damage though.