What Are your Sinuses'

The sinuses, or sinus cavities, are hollow spaces that air flows through within the bones surrounding the nose.

A sinus infection or sinusitis occurs when your nasal cavities become swollen and inflamed. Normally, your sinuses are filled with air.

When sinuses become blocked and filled with fluid, germs (bacteria, viruses, and fungi) can grow and cause an infection.

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If your nose is swollen due to inflammation, it can block the sinuses and cause pain, congestion, post-nasal drip, a cough, and tooth or facial pain. Sinusitis can be acute, usually occurring after a cold, or it can be chronic, lasting for months or even years with or without symptoms.

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Allergies, nasal problems, and certain conditions, such as cystic fibrosis, can also cause acute and chronic sinusitis.

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Most people have experienced sinus pain and pressure at some point in their lives and most recover without any prescribed medications. But there is natural therapy techniques and remedies that help relieve sinus pain and offer relief.

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Treatment Options

Let me know if you suffering from sinus congestion and I can incorporate a sinus drainage into your treatment or if this is your only concern then a treatment using Bowen and Emmett techniques that drain the areas of your face to relieve pressure and congestion incorporated into a lymphatic drainage is probably the best treatment plan for you.  

 

Lymphatic points are also stimulated to allow the immune system to fight any infection, virus or bacteria.

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Give me a call so I can discuss the best options for you.

 

Common symptoms that treatment can help improve:

• Blockage in your nose

• Congestion

• Post-nasal drip

• Sinus pressure or pain around your face and eyes

• Headache (generally in the forehead area and often referred to as a “sinus headache”)

• A cold that doesn’t go away or gets even worse

• Fatigue

• Cough

• Fever

• Earaches

 

It’s important to note that all these symptoms can occur with the common cold, flu or head colds.

 It is always advisable to seek medical intervention, I do not replace modern medicine, I offer additional support alongside of your current health care.

With chronic sinusitis, although Sinus Drainage Treatment is safe and effective, if you continue to have these symptoms for 12 weeks or longer it is essential you seek medical intervention prior to seeing me.