DO YOU have headaches on cloudy days? Do you have trouble with nasal catarrh or a “runny nose”? Are you likely to blame these conditions on your sinuses? If so, you may be right, but, then again, you may be mistaken.

In fact, Dr. A. P. Seltzer, an authority on sinus conditions, found that, of a thousand persons who felt they had trouble with their sinuses, only 12 percent actually did. But whether you have trouble with your sinuses or not, information about them should prove of interest and may even be of help to you.

Just what are the sinuses? A sinus is simply “a recess, cavity or hollow space.” There are many sinuses in our bodies, but the most notable of these are the four pairs of sinuses situated close to or connected with the nasal cavity. These are known as the “paranasal” sinuses, and it is only these that are being considered here.

Their Location

The largest of these sinuses are two pyramid-shaped ones, located on each side of the nose, in the upper jawbone. These sinuses reach from just above the roots of the upper teeth to the eye sockets. In the average adult they involve a little more than a cubic inch of space.

Smaller in size are the frontal sinuses, which are located in the forehead above the eyes. Behind these frontal sinuses, but on a lower level, are a pair of sinuses situated in the ethmoid or ‘sievelike’ bone. Each of these sinuses actually consists of a labyrinth of cells, from as few as three to as many as eighteen. Another pair of sinuses are located behind the ethmoid sinuses and on a still lower level, in fact, near the base of the skull.

Regarding these sinuses we are told that there is no such thing as uniformity in their size, shape and number. Except, perhaps, that usually they occupy the same amount of space whether they consist of many cells or compartments or only a few.

Purpose Served

What is the purpose served by all these hollows, cavities, recesses or sinuses? While there are some who doubt that they serve any purpose, even as many long held that the thymus gland served no purpose, it does seem reasonable to those who believe in a Creator that they have a reason for existence as does every other part of the human body.

For one thing, they lighten the weight of our skulls. Further, our sinuses without a doubt improve the resonance of our voices, as they allow the bones of the skull to vibrate more readily. Our sinuses most likely help to moisten the air we breathe as well as to warm it, for good ventilation is needed in our sinuses if we would enjoy good health. And not a few hold that our sinuses help the body to get rid of waste matter, such as phlegm or mucus.

Why Sinus Trouble?

Sinusitis has no typical symptoms peculiar to it, so it is not always easy to tell whether one has sinusitis or not. Why this is so is clear when we note that generally sinusitis is secondary to some other condition, most usually the common cold or infection of the upper nasal passages. Thus headaches, fever, dizziness, loss of appetite or one’s sense of smell, and so forth, may or may not indicate sinusitis.

Why do our sinuses, or more strictly speaking, the membranes of our sinuses, give us trouble at times? Because of excessive discharges from them or because of the closing of their ducts leading to the nose or throat due to their being inflamed. Among the more immediate causes are growths or polyps that close the ducts leading from the sinuses or, more often, inflammation of the nose, which may spread to the mucous membranes of the sinuses.

A tendency to inflammation of the membranes may be inherited. Then again, unfavorable prenatal conditions may have given us a bad start, as may lack of proper food or lack of loving parental care in early childhood. Lack of control of the emotions may be an inducing cause, even as excessive worrying, tensions and frictions with those with whom we live or work can be. Sinusitis may also be triggered by extremes of humidity or temperature to which one is not accustomed.

One’s sinus trouble may be due to a generally debilitated condition caused by a serious illness or due to overindulgence in enervating pleasures. It may be caused by allergies, infections and improper eating habits, lack of exercise and not getting enough rest and sleep. All such things can cause acute sinusitis, which, if unchecked or not cured, can result in the more stubborn but less pronounced chronic sinusitis.

What Can Be Done About It?

As with other health problems, prevention comes first. Well has it been observed, “It is the ounce of prevention that is the most significant factor in health.”

Get sufficient rest and sleep as well as plenty of fresh air. Eat wholesome food, and do not overload your system. It is well to adopt some regimen of exercise, especially if yours is a sedentary occupation, so that you can enjoy a feeling of well-being. Sinus sufferers often are very suggestible, so they may need to put forth a special effort to develop wholesome mental and emotional habits.

Guard against having rooms too warm and dry—better comfortably cool than luxuriously warm. Eliminate tobacco if you are a smoker and cut down on alcoholic beverages if you are very fond of them.

Among remedies recommended are taking in sufficient liquids such as water or fruit juices—not beer and coffee! Hot compresses, hot steam or sauna baths and the use of the enema to help the body clean out waste matter are recommended by some authorities. Especially is cutting down on rich and highly refined foods urged by those who view sinus trouble as an effort on the part of the body to throw off waste matter.

One nature doctor recommends the onion poultice. (Chop onions fine, place between two pieces of gauze and bind around the neck when going to bed.) Others advocate inhaling hot water vapor.

The medical practitioner may well recommend some of the foregoing as well as prescribe decongestants and antihistamines. Decongestants reduce the swelling of the membranes, but if given as drops or sprays, they should not be administered more than ten days in a row. Especially is caution indicated in their use in patients with high blood pressure. In more severe cases a doctor may prescribe antibiotics and aspirin or something stronger to relieve the pain. In chronic cases some may advise an operation, but more so in times past than now.

The chiropractor, on the other hand, proceeds on the premise that sinusitis is a case of hypersensitivity, especially involving the sympathetic nervous system. He treats sinusitis both locally, by manipulating the vertebrae, where lie the nerves leading to the head, and systemically, by seeking to improve the general health of the patient as a whole. More and more chiropractors apply pressure to the sinuses and concern themselves with nutrition when treating sinusitis.

There are other approaches too. But after all is said and done it cannot be stressed too strongly that moderation and self-control are basic. He who gives thought to sound nutrition, adequate exercise, sufficient rest and sleep and proper mental and emotional habits is practicing preventive medicine as regards his sinuses.

Most persons appear to be more neglectful of their bodies than they are of their automobiles. Yet the laws of cause and effect work as inexorably in the case of one as in the case of the other, and of how infinitely much more value are their bodies than their autos! This principle applies not only to sinusitis but to every other ill that afflicts the human race. Not without good reason has an authority on sinusitis noted: “First in importance here as elsewhere is the general health of the person, since the normal activity of all mucous tissues depends largely upon the well-being of the body as a whole.”



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Going to be as brief as possible: 21, male, healthy. Large build 230, 6′2. Drank wine a bit consistently for 5-6 months, no problems. Drank other hard liquor in the past, no problems. Tried Gin on June 6th, half a bottle (Seagram’s Extra Dry mixed with lemon juice and ginger ale..I don’t usually mix, was doing so for fun). Immediately noticed I had to keep taking deep breaths/out of breath sensation, stopped. Not sure if the Japanese food (sushi etc.) could’ve had an impact. Drank Jack Daniels and rot gut vodka before, so it was not a matter of tolerance or alcohol exposure.

Next day woke up to a feeling below the throat, felt like a constant need to cough. Went to the doctor…EKG, Chest X-Ray, Barium Swallow, Spirometer/Flow Meter (lung test), Gallbladder Liver scan, all negative. Endoscopy showed a very very small 3-4 cm sliding hiatal hernia, deemed asymptomatic (does not produce symptoms) as it was so small it didn’t even show on the Barium Swallow X-ray. Endoscopy showed no irritation, irregularities or inflammation. Allergy tests showed nothing, Clarinex did nothing.

Symptoms are: Constant cough/irritation between collar bones, murky/powdery stools (as if you were to flush powder from the bottom of the toilet bowl and it billows up), sinus congestion, excessive burping, extreme fatigue, minor heart palpitations, yellow/white coated tongue, hurts to take a deep breath. Spaced out/tired after eating, worse than the “after turkey meal feeling”. Excessive salivation/sweet tasting salivation. Hear an intermittent sound like gas escaping through my esophagus to my neck when I lie down. No heartburn whatsoever. Odd sour taste at back of mouth.

No history of any problems, no history of hypochondria, not psychological (Ativan and other sedatives did nothing). Antibiotics did nothing.

A homeopath suggested Nux Vomica, did nothing but calm me mentally.

Acid reflux/GERD was suggested, took Prilosec, Zantac, Pepcid AC, no effect. Moved to PPI’s (strongest stuff they got), Protonix/Aciphex/Zegerid, did nothing.

It has been 2 months, the symptoms persist despite diet changes. Suggestions regarding a decrease in weight were made. Factors of environment include mold under my water bed that has grown over the years due to frequent popping of the tubes. A plan to replace the bed is underway. It has been suggested that the mold is causing this, or perhaps a Candida Albicans yeast overgrowth, however, the reaction to the Gin was sudden, instant, and very acute. I felt no symptoms whatsoever prior to consumption.

5 doctors, a gastroenterologist, a pulmonary specialist, 10 health coach’s/nurses from the insurance company, a renowned medical researcher, and a famous health expert who exposed a pharmaceutical scam had no clue whatsoever, and were completely baffled.

I have gotten some guidance from a Chinese medicine woman/acupuncturist and am undergoing treatment through TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine).

Nevertheless, I am asking for your opinions. Do not tell me I have “GERD” or “acid reflux disease”, those ailments are not diseases, and my symptoms/tests defy such a diagnosis. I am more knowledgeable about Acid Reflux/GERD than most doctors at this point, and I know I don’t have it. I know every test used to detect it, and every “health tip” recommended for it, so don’t waste my time or yours by spamming it.

I am looking for alternative causes.

Thank you
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What is writer’s block?

Well, I just can’t think of a single darn thing to say. Oh well, I’m out of here!

Sound familiar? No! Oh, get real! We’ve all experienced this phenomenon when we absolutely have to write something, particularly on deadline. I’m talking about. . . . .uh, I can’t think of what the word is . . . oh, yes, it’s on the tip of my tongue . . . it’s:

WRITER’S BLOCK!!!!

Whew! I feel better just getting that out of my head and onto the page!

Writer’s block is the patron demon of the blank page. You may think you know EXACTLY what you’re going to write, but as soon as that evil white screen appears before you, your mind suddenly goes completely blank. I’m not talking about Zen meditation stare-at-the-wall-until-enlightenment-hits kind of blank.

I’m talking about sweat trickling down the back of your neck, anguish and panic and suffering kind of blank. The tighter the deadline, the worse the anguish of writer’s block gets.

Having said that let me say it again. “The tighter the deadline, the worse the anguish of writer’s block gets.” Now, can you figure out what might possibly be causing this horrible plunge into speechlessness?

The answer is obvious: FEAR! You are terrified of that blank page. You are terrified you have absolutely nothing of value to say. You are afraid of the fear of writer’s block itself!

It doesn’t necessarily matter if you’ve done a decade of research and all you have to do is string sentences you can repeat in your sleep together into coherent paragraphs. Writer’s block can strike anyone at any time. Based in fear, it raises our doubts about our own self-worth, but it’s sneaky. It’s writer’s block, after all, so it doesn’t just come and let you know that. No, it makes you feel like an idiot who just had your frontal lobes removed through your sinuses. If you dared to put forth words into the greater world, they would surely come out as gibberish!

Let’s try and be rational with this irrational demon. Let’s make a list of what might possibly be beneath this terrible and terrifying condition.

1. Perfectionism. You must absolutely produce a masterpiece of literature straight off in the first draft. Otherwise, you qualify as a complete failure.

2. Editing instead of composing. There’s your monkey-mind sitting on your shoulder, yelling as soon as you type “I was born?” no, not that, that’s wrong! That’s stupid! Correct?

3. Self-consciousness. How can you think, let alone write, when all you can manage to do is pry the fingers of writer’s block away from your throat enough so you can gasp in a few shallow breaths? You’re not focusing on what you’re trying to write, your focusing on those gnarly fingers around your windpipe.

4. Can’t get started. It’s always the first sentence that’s the hardest. As writers, we all know how EXTREMELY important the first sentence is. It must be brilliant! It must be unique! It must hook your reader’s from the start! There’s no way we can get into writing the piece until we get past this

impossible first sentence.

5. Shattered concentration. You’re cat is sick. You suspect your mate is cheating on you. Your electricity might be turned off any second. You have a crush on the local UPS deliveryman. You have a dinner party planned for your in-laws. You . . . Need I say more. How can you possibly concentrate with all this mental clutter?

6. Procrastination. It’s your favorite hobby. It’s your soul mate. It s the reason you’ve knitted 60 argyle sweaters or made 300 bookcases in your garage workshop. It’s the reason you never run out of Brie.



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Sinusitis to our knowledge is very common for most people. Even though being such a common problem it tends to cause too much trouble. There are three types of sinusitis which affects our life Acute, Subacute and Chronic. Sinusitis is an inflammation of the sinus membrane which can either be infectious or non-infectious.

Sinusitis means that sinuses get affected due to infection of sinuses. This inflammation affects the sinuses which block the air passage causing pain around your eyes and forehead. The reasons can also be viral, bacterial, fungal as well as allergic reactions.

As there is a direct connection between the nose and the sinus, it gives out signs in the form of stuffy nose and constant watering from the nose. This case of stuffy nose and pain in your forehead can get serious very easily and can complicate matters for you. Such kind of sinus infections causes breakdown in the functioning of your bodily functions.

Sinuses help in providing proper insulation of the skull which reduces its weight, letting the voice to resonate within it. To disallow any foreign bacteria sinuses has a able defense mechanism. When this mechanism fails bacteria present in nasal passage enters the sinuses causing sinus infection.

Some of the common sinuses which are affected by infection are

- Frontal Sinuses (pain in the forehead)

- Maxillary Sinuses (pain behind the cheek bones)

- Ethmoid Sinuses (pain between the eyes)

- Sphenoid Sinuses (pain behind the eyes)

Some of the common reasons which can increase your chances of sinusitis

- Smoking

- Swimming

- Diving

- Alcohol

- Pets

Some precautions to be taken

- While blowing your nose, do it gently

- Stay away from people who are already suffering from cold or other allergies

- When suffering from cold it becomes essential to have a good night’s sleep

- Keep removing the yellow mucus because, the more it stays in your body the more it causes problem

Some remedies when under a sinus attack

- Drink hot tea or soup to open the nasal passage

- Take hot compresses for your sinus area

- Good amount of rest and relaxation is very necessary

- Take hot showers

- Minimize consumption of dairy products

- Maintain a good hygiene which would avoid any formation of bacteria or fungal infection

- Be away from extreme temperatures

- Avoid polluted areas and keep your home moist by the use of humidifiers

- Check up with your doctor and get treated for the cold

- Paste of dry ginger with little water or milk when applied on the forehead may provide relief

- Make a paste of 10-15 Basil leaves with 4 cloves and 1 tsp dried ginger. Apply this paste on the forehead for relief



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A bacterial sinus infection is an infection that occurs when there is an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses by bacteria. Paranasal sinuses are four pairs of cavities or spaces that are found within the head skull and are situated around the nose area. The infection is basically characterized by severe headache, nasal congestion, continuos discharge of thick yellow or green pus-like substance from the nose, blurred vision and possibly, aching teeth. Occasionally, this health condition may lead to a situation whereby the patient is neither able to detect any type of odor nor is he able to smell anything.

Common bacteria believed to be the causes of bacterial sinus infection include Moraxella catarrhalis, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus and the Haemophilus influenzae bacteria. They bring this infection by colonizing the damaged surface tissues inside the nose while causing them not to function properly. These tissues are then forced to swell hence making it difficult for the patient to breathe. The infection could worsen when air gets to be trapped within an obstructed sinus. Severe pain may be produced as a result of this occurrence.

Once you have a bacterial sinus infection, it may take you several days, weeks, months or even years for the infection to disappear. After being diagnosed, the precise type of bacteria causing this infection would have been known and your doctor will be in a good position to prescribe a nice course of possible treatment that could help treat this infection. This could mean that you get to use decongestants so as to minimize the level of congestion in the nose, taking antibiotics in order to control the bacterial infection and lastly using some pain killers for pain relief. However, in order for you to say that you have been cured, the drainage pathways of the nose need to have been re-established and total control over the source of inflammation, needs to be yours.

When medicinal approach fails to cure this bacterial sinus infection, the doctor could prescribe oral steroids like prednisone to you. Many a times, these oral steroids have shown significant side effects in the patient and for this reason, they would only be prescribed to you when all the other medicines have failed to cure the infection. The option of surgery most of the time appears to be expensive but it is usually the best option for those who want to clear this problem completely.

In children, surgery is mainly used to remove the adenoids that appear to be blocking the nasal-sinus pathways. On the other hand, surgery in adults is mainly used to remove the polyps that may have developed and now they are tampering with the proper drainage system. Moreover, the surgery could also be used to correct the deviated septum so as to allow an open clear air pathway to be established. Most doctors prefer conducting the functional endoscopic sinus surgery to their patients because it allows natural pathways from the sinuses to be broadened even further in order to allow proper drainage. To minimize chances of getting a bacterial sinus infection, people are always advised to stay away from any types of air pollutants.

Wangeci Kinyanjui is an expert on research and reporting on Health Matters for years.To get more information on bacterial sinus infection visit her site at BACTERIAL SINUS INFECTION



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I’ve been having severe tooth pain & I went to the dentist today and by x-ray he showed me a pocket of sinus fluid that’s sitting on top of the tooth nerves. I usually have allergy problems. He gave me a 3-day antibiotic treatment. It’s hurts SO much — I can’t take it. I also made him give me pain killers but I can’t take them until I go to bed because they knock me out. What I want to know is will the antibiotics take care of this problem?? I can’t take much more of this — I need taken out of my misery! Is this gonna go away!?

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Sinusitis is a very common condition that affects millions of people, particularly during the seasons of spring and fall. Without a sinusitis cure, that condition can make your life miserable, given that the symptoms include routine-disrupting discomforts such as chronic headache, nasal congestion, runny nose, facial pain, and fatigue.

Even if the symptoms sound simple and undemanding, they can cause too much hassle and frustration when experienced over and over again. No wonder people search everywhere to find the ultimate cure.

Sinusitis – More than a Cold

Before moving on to sinusitis cures, let us first get to know more about the illness.

• Sinusitis is an inflammation of the sinuses which can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungus, allergies, or other dirt particles that are trapped in the nasal cavities. It is usually triggered by other upper respiratory tract infections such as the common cold, cough, sore throat or allergies.

• When the sinuses get inflamed, the nasal passageways become blocked due to swelling or due to excessive mucus. The pressure of the inflammation that is felt by the sinuses can likewise be felt on the nose, and sometimes even on the cheeks and teeth. This pressure can lead to causing pain in your forehead and difficulty in breathing.

• Mucus in itself is actually good to have in your system. It helps in irrigating unwanted particles in your nasal passages. But when its production goes to overdrive, several things can happen. Mucus can get stuck in your nasal cavities, providing a safe haven for the unwanted particles to develop and grow into an infection.

• Mucus can also find comfort in the back of the throat where it can irritate you simply by being somewhere it is not supposed to be. Furthermore, this trapped mucus can affect your sense of taste, and can even give you bad breath.

Irrigating the Nasal Passages

The excess mucus produced by your sinuses needs to be discharged. And you need to do something about your swollen sinuses.

• The ultimate cure for these roots of sinusitis is nasal irrigation. This refers to the process of draining and cleaning out your nasal passages to get rid of mucus, dirt and infection.

• To do a simple version of nasal irrigation, you can put water in your nose and just blow it out together with the unwelcome particles in your cavities. A step further would be to create a saline solution to use in rinsing your nasal passages. Yet another way is to use nasal irrigators or sprays that you can purchase in pharmacies and some of your local grocery stores.

• The saltwater solution and other available medicated solutions act as healing agents to your troubled sinuses. They take care of your sinuses by flushing out the infectious organisms and leaving your nasal pathways clean and moisturized.

There are aerosolizing devices that provide medicated solutions for your sinusitis. This may not be the ultimate cure, but it aids in the process of getting to a complete cure for your sinusitis. Antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal and/or custom compound medications are some of the prescription drugs that can be recommended by your doctors to treat your sinusitis.

These medicines are placed in the device which spreads out the medication through your nose and into your nasal passages, where your infections dwell. The relief of a sinusitis cure can be experienced within a few minutes of use. When your sickness keeps trying to get the best of you, you have to consider all means of fighting back and winning over it. Do not be afraid to take the necessary steps to rid yourself of your sinus troubles.



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Hey,something’s been puzzling me lately.I always have the feeling that something’s blocking my airwaves when singing(something in the back of my nose) and pushing against my sinuses. My polyps have been surgically removed twice in my life,once when I was 5 and another time when I was 13.The doctors said they won’t ever grow back but I have a hunch they’re here again…I’ve also been choaking a lot on my food lately,like I have no control over my breathing when I swallow…any ideas?
Does anyone thing this could affect singing as well?

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