How To Deal With Blisters As A Musician

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One thing you will commonly deal with if you are an avid musician is pain or problems in your fingers, and this is especially true if you play the guitar or the bass; of course, if you are lucky, you will gradually build up calluses on your fingers which will allow you to reach a point where you no longer have problems, but even if you have been playing for a long time – and have perhaps even built up some sturdy calluses – you can still sometimes end up with blisters. Bandaging up a blister and allowing it to heal on its own is typically the best way to deal with a blister, but if you have gotten your blisters from playing music and will not have time to allow these blisters to heal before you need your fingers for a show or a rehearsal, follow these tips in order to nullify the impact the blisters will have on your playing!

Popping a blister is a very bad idea, and this is the first thing you need to realize, but this does not mean that you cannot deflate the blister on your own; find a needle in your house, and sterilize it over flame (either from a match or a lighter), and then thread a piece of string through the back end of the needle.

Go through one side of the blister with the needle, then slowly work the needle through the blister until the point comes out on the other side; once the point has emerged on the other side, continue pulling the needle through so that the thread makes its way through the blister, and you will see that the thread is pulling out the puss from the blister.

Once you have used the needle and thread to deflate the blister, push around on it a bit to make sure all the fluid has been drained from the blister itself, then immediately put a bandage on the blister, keeping it completely covered for as long as you can. Once you remove the bandage (if you are lucky!), the blister will no longer be a problem – and soon, the tips of your fingers will be harder than they have ever been before!