SINUS PROBLEMS
Do you have sinus problems? Are you experiencing
stuffy feeling in your nose or suspecting
of any nose infection? Or is it just just above your eyebrows? Is it
inside your cheekbone area? Do you think you have sinusitis? Which particular sinus does the pain belong?
What are sinuses?
Sinuses
are hollow air pockets in your body, located in your face – the bony
cavity in your cheek area under your eyes, between your eyes, just behind
your nose and in your forehead. They are attached to the nasal passages
via small tubes, allowing drainage to take place. They act as the sound
box of your body system to give resonance to your voice.
When people complain that they have sinus attack, they are referring to
the pain in any of the four pairs of cavities, commonly known as Para
nasal
sinuses. The four different types of sinuses include:
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Frontal sinuses - eyebrows area
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Maxillary sinuses - inside each
cheekbone
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Ethmoid sinuses - behind the
bridge of the nose and between the eyes
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Sphenoid sinuses - behind the
ethmoids in the upper region of the nose and behind the eyes
Sinuses are lined with mucous membrane similar to the
membranes of the nose, thus, infections, allergy reactions or immune
reactions from the nose can easily spread into them. When these small
tubes become locked, sinus problems, particularly sinusitis, begin. Air
trapped within a blocked sinus, along with pus or other secretions may
cause pressure on the sinus wall. The result is the sometimes intense pain
of a sinus attack.
When air is blocked from entering in any of
the Para nasal sinuses by an inflamed membrane, the vacuum produced also
causes pain. These are just few of the many sinus problems, leading to
sinusitis.
When Sinuses Are Infected
Sinus diseases arise when the cilia, which are the
incredibly tiny hairs in our nose and the chest, stop functioning. They
move 16 strokes per second to propel bacteria, dirt, and cancer causing
poison out of the nose and chest, before they have the chance to enter the
body. The best prevention of any sinus disease is to return and maintain
the normal function of cilia in a human body, 16 strokes per second.
Other people also assume early morning sneezing as a sign
of sinus disease. It is normal to sneeze once awake. Our nose
automatically tries to get rid of the particles that mounted up there
while we are asleep. Some people complain of sinus disease after exposure
to downtown smog or dust at work.
When you feel a sinus infection us approaching, rest.
Drink hot soup or tea. Apply hot compresses to the painful sinus area
(frontal sinuses, maxillary, ethmoid, or sphenoid). Sinus infections must
first be diagnosed accurately, before taking in antibiotics and other
prescriptions such as nasal sprays, decongestants and other drugs.
If sinus problems are not paid attention to, they may
develop into chronic. The longer you wait to treat sinus problems, the
more difficult it is to treat them, the more complications you will be
dealing.
Since the most common core of sinusitis is the
inflammatory or infectious cause --- sinusitis caused by
fungal infections, as well as allergies,
polyps, reflux disease and bacteria, you have to make sure that your
home and real estate is free from molds and mildew, which later may
develop into molds, and prevent any of their future growth.
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