Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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 Sinus congestion leads to impaired flow of fluids in the sinuses, which predisposes people to bacterial infections (page 265) that can cause sinusitis (page 407). At least two serious disorders have been associared with chronic nasal congestion: chronic lymphocytic leukemia and HIV (pa; chronic nasal congestion should be evaluated by a ge 239).2 For this reason, lasting three months or more medical professional.
CHECKLIST FOR
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Nutritional Rating Supplements
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Eucalyptus (page 673)
What are the symptoms of sinus congestion? |
| SINUS CONGESTION
Sinus congestion (also called nasal congestion or rhinitis) involves blockage of one or more of the four pairs of sinus passageways in the skull.
The blockage may result from inflammation and swelling of the nasal tissues, obstruction by one of the small bones of the nose (deviated septum), or from secretion of mucus. It may be acute or chronic. Acute sinus congestion is most often caused by the common cold (page 129). Sinus congestion caused by the common cold is not discussed here. |
Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Pulmonary edema (lung congestion of fluid): 78 percent
?Liver enlargement: 49 percent
?Venous congestion: 72 percent
?Shortness of breath: 53 percent
?Heart palpitations: 75 percent
Improvements in at least three symptoms were noted for 54 percent of patients. This large study is also reflective of what I have observed in my clinical practice of cardiology. There is no doubt about it: coenzyme Q10 supplementation in patients with CHF does alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 Dust, mold, or other allergens may cause nasal congestion.
Raise the head of the bed or add pillows. Sleeping with your head raised helps drain congestion and open your airways.
Develop a consistent sleep schedule. Regular sleeping may help keep breathing stable and decrease snoring.
Wash out your sinuses. A process called pulsatile nasal irrigation uses a WaterPik or similar device with a special attachment to clear out thick secretions. Ask your health-care practitioner for more information about this.
Wear a custom dental splint. |
Pam Montgomery
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 It is effective in stimulating and supporting the immune system while relieving swollen glands by reducing lymphatic congestion. It is also known to improve circulation, aiding varicose veins, and is useful in any number of infections whether they be bacterial, viral, or fungal.
Calendula has a particular attraction to the female reproductive system and can regulate menstruation, relieve menopausal symptoms, relieve uterine congestion, and reduce cysts and fibroid tumors as well as relieve menstrual cramps.
In this way, the heart and spirit of Calendula complement each other. |
| I work with the spirit of Calendula to clear any blockage or congestion in the second chakra, which is where sexual issues present themselves. Oftentimes, there is a direct connection between sexual issues and reproductive challenges. In a case where the second chakra is compromised I will ask Calendula to come and help clear the chakra. She comes in with her orange skirt and spins in circles so that her skirt stands out. This rapid movement clears the congestion from the chakra and then she can heal any wounding that has occurred in the energy field of this chakra. |
Amarjit S. Basra
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 In Northern Territory and Queensland, the leaves of Melaleuca leucadendron are inhaled to relieve nasal congestion and reduce cough.29 The Aborigines of Arnhem Land, too, use Melaleuca (at least four species: M. acacioides, M. cajuputi, M. dealbata, and M. viridiflora) to treat chest congestion and general respiratory ailments.30
Finally, Cymbopogon ambiguus is an important medicinal plant whose distribution is always well known by local people. The scent from the torn leaves is inhaled to ease chest congestion. Central Desert Aborigines soak the crushed leaves in water and drink the juice. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 The tissue becomes less irritated with a decrease in redness, swelling, and congestion. Vitamin E usually relieves burning and itching within one to three days. It can be administered as either a suppository or from a gelatin capsule that is inserted into the vagina once or twice daily for seven or more days. Vitamin E oil or ointment can also be applied externally to the
Nutrition
• Avoid sugar, refined carbohydrates, fruit juice, and alcohol.
• Reduce fats.
• Eat 8 oz of unsweetened acidophilus yogurt daily.
• Increase garlic in the diet. vulvar tissue to relieve discomfort there. |
| Intermenstrual bleeding (metrorrhagia) results when submucous fibroids ulcerate through the endometrial lining or cause congestion of the surrounding blood vessels.
Fibroids can undergo degenerative changes. One type of degenerative change is when the continued growth of the fibroid outgrows the blood supply. A more common type of degenerative change is when there is a loss of cellular detail (hyaline degeneration) as a result of a decrease in the vascularity of the tumor. |
| The majority of fibroids (an estimated 50 to 80 percent)9 don't cause any symptoms, but when symptoms do occur they often begin as a vague feeling of discomfort and may include a feeling of pressure, congestion, bloating, heaviness, pain with vaginal sex, urinary frequency, backache, abdominal enlargement, and abnormal bleeding. Abnormal bleeding occurs in only 30 percent of women with fibroids. Heavy bleeding (menor-rhagia) results when intramural tumors enlarge the endometrial cavity and increase the surface area of endometrium and blood supply to the uterus. |
| Cold or ice packs placed over the region of the uterus while putting the feet in a tub of hot water can further assist in reducing the inflammation, congestion, and pain in the pelvic area. Alternating hot and cold sitz baths can also be used to improve circulation in the pelvic area and improve the healing time from the infection. This is done by sitting in a bath of hot water, with the water level just above the waist, for three minutes, followed by sitting in a small second portable metal or plastic tub of ice cold water for one minute. |
| Cold or ice packs placed over the region of the uterus while putting the feet in a tub of hot water can further assist in reducing the inflammation, congestion, and pain in the pelvic area. Alternating hot and cold sitz baths can also be used to improve circulation in the pelvic area and improve the healing time from the infection. This is done by sitting in a bath of hot water, with the water level just above the waist, for three minutes, followed by sitting in a small second portable metal or plastic tub of ice cold water for one minute. |
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.
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 The physician uses a short length of blood vessel from another part of the body to provide a way for blood to go around blockages in coronary arteries, much as a detour functions to route traffic around the congestion caused by an accident or by highway construction.
But as I have already argued, these interventions are aimed at alleviating the symptoms of coronary artery disease, not at curing the disease itself. And their results erode with the passage of time. Patients have second and third bypasses. Arteries widened with angioplasty tend to clog once again. |
Shannon Brownlee
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 It's also a little like widening roads to ease congestion. When the road is first improved, traffic eases and commutes get shorter. But then, more
UVCI\ I KEH I cu people move into an area because the commute isn't too bad, and eventually traffic is congested again until work starts anew to widen the road or build a new one.
Doctors in private practice have also figured out the economics of imaging tests, and more and more of them are investing in radiological equipment so they too can reap some of the potential profit. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 A few drops of oil in a bowl of steaming water will create healing aromatic vapours to clear away congestion and restore comfort to your body. A drop of chamomile, marjoram or lavender oil on your pillowcase will lull you off to sleep. There is nothing new about perfumed bed linen for in the Middle Ages laundresses would drape the household sheets over lavender bushes to dry and impart the plant's fresh, clean scent.
Although strong-smelling substances, fragrances and perfumes can actually provoke asthma attacks in some people, pure essential oils contain no irritating additives to aggravate. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Approved by Commission E:
¦ Blunt injuries
¦ Hemorrhoids
¦ Venous conditions
The drug is used internally for problems arising from chronic-venous insufficiency, such as pain and heaviness in legs, night cramps in the legs, itching and swelling; for the supportive treatment of thrombophlebitis, post-thrombotic syndromes, hemorrhoids, and lymphatic congestion. Externally, the drug is used for contusions, sprains, and superficial effusions of blood.
Unproven Uses: In folk medicine, Sweet Clover is used as a diuretic. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Though it provides extra fluids and the steam eases congestion, chicken soup cannot cure a cold.
Fever Myths Even
Your Doctor May Believe
Mary E. Frank, MD, associate clinical professor of ambulatory and community medicine, University of California, San Francisco, and president, American Academy of Family Physicians.
If you've always believed that you can detect a fever by touching someone's forehead, then think again.
The abdomen is actually more likely to feel warm when someone has a fever. However, a thermometer is the only way to accurately measure body temperature. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| Approved by Commission E: ¦ Cough/bronchitis
The drug is used for congestion of the respiratory tract, as an expectorant in cases of bronchitis with minor sputum output
Unproven uses: The drug is also used for tracheitis. precautions and adverse reactions
General: No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. With prolonged use, gastrointestinal irritation can occur.
Pregnancy: Not to be used during pregnancy. overdosage
Overdosage leads to nausea, diarrhea, gastric complaints and queasiness. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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| The pain is cramping, or labor-like, although some women have more congestion and bloating.
• Findings on pelvic exam are normal. including breast tenderness, headaches, and irritability.
Primary dysmenorrhea is diagnosed when other causes of pelvic pain have been excluded. Certain characteristic clinical features distinguish the diagnosis.
The cause of primary dysmenorrhea may be one of several factors, including behavioral and psychological factors; lack of blood flow, and therefore oxygen, to the uterus (ischemia); and increased production and release of uterine prostaglandins. |
Andreas Moritz
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 The resistance can occur either as a result of some physical obstruction, such as constipation or lymph congestion, or from an emotional resistance to a particular person or situation. Once recognized, the causes of resistance can usually be resolved. Fighting pain tends to lead to more pain, whereas releasing the resistance lessens the pain. Even if you experience some pain while supporting the body through cleansing, rest and good nutrition, the pain actually helps to accelerate the healing. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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| Steam inhalations with refreshing oils such as eucalyptus, lavender, wintergreen or thyme effectively clear nasal passages and relieve congestion, catarrh, asthma, croup and whooping cough and improve skin conditions such as acne by opening facial pores and sweating out impurities.
Saunas or sweat baths using eucalyptus or other essential oils relieve colds, flu, catarrh or bronchial conditions and may even alleviate an asthma attack. Of course, a sauna or sweat bath should be followed by a tepid bath or shower to lower the body temperature gradually and avoid catching a chill. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| Sleeping with your head raised helps drain congestion and open your airways.
Develop a consistent sleep schedule. Regular sleeping may help keep breathing stable and decrease snoring.
Wash out your sinuses. A process called pulsatile nasal irrigation uses a WaterPik or similar device with a special attachment to clear out thick secretions. Ask your health-care practitioner for more information about this.
Wear a custom dental splint. Good for people with large tongues, the dental splint holds the jaw forward so that the tongue can't fall back toward the throat and obstruct breathing. |
| Do you repeatedly experience any of these health difficulties: inappropriate drowsiness, mood swings, rashes, bad breath, dry mouth, postnasal drip or nasal congestion, heartburn, urinary frequency or urgency?21
If you suspect you may have candidiasis, several tests can help confirm the diagnosis whether this is the case. Because some amount of Candida is normal, these tests aren't always definitive, but they may shed light on your situation.
Blood tests: Blood tests can look for Candida antibodies. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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| INDICATIONS AND USAGE
¦ Blunt injuries
¦ Hemorrhoids
¦ Venous conditions
The drag is used internally for problems arising from chronic venous insufficiency, such as pain and heaviness in legs, night cramps in the legs, itching, and swelling; for the supportive treatment of thrombophlebitis, postthrombotic syndromes, hemorrhoids, and lymphatic congestion. Externally, the drug is used for contusions and superficial effusions of blood.
In folk medicine, Sweet Clover is also utilized as a diuretic. |
| In folk medicine, it is used for liver and gallbladder disorders, hemorrhoids, congestion in the portal system, gout, rheumatic disorders, eczema, and other skin disorders. The drag has a positive diuretic effect on kidney and bladder complaints and kidney stone and gravel formation. A diabetic infusion is made from the roots and leaves.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Contraindications include closure of the biliary ducts, gallbladder empyema and ileus. Consultation with a doctor is necessary in the presence of biliary ailments. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 The center recommends putting a couple of drops of the oil in a bowl of steaming water, covering your head, and inhaling for five to ten minutes to relieve congestion and fight infection.
Besides its traditional uses, tea tree oil has actually been studied scientifically for its ability to reduce the symptoms of athlete's foot, an area in which it performs admirably. In one study it didn't cure the infection 100 percent of the time (what treatment does?), but it cured many cases and performed significantly better than a placebo. |
Andreas Moritz
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| The severe congestion of her liver and intestinal tract and the general dehydration of Jenny's body caused most of her chronic complaints, including the pain in her head, back and lower abdomen. The medicines led to a massive buildup of toxins and harmful bacteria in the intestines, as they had wiped out nearly the entire population of her gut's friendly, probiotic bacteria. Being a lively young person who lived in a nightlife society (Cyprus), she had very little sleep during nighttime hours. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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| Sinus congestion typically causes symptoms of pressure, tenderness, or pain in the area above the eyebrows (frontal sinus) and above the upper, side teeth (maxillary sinus). Other symptoms include nasal stuffiness sometimes accompanied by a thick yellow or green discharge, postnasal drip, bad breath, and an irritating dry cough.
Medical treatments
Over the counter products may help to reduce the symptoms associated with sinus congestion. Analgesics, such as aspirin (Bayer, Ecotrin, Bufferin), ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), and acetaminophen (Tylenol), reduce pain due to sinus pressure. |
Andreas Moritz
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| The following are a few examples indicating the extreme importance of a healthy, clean liver:
• Almost every illness is either directly or indirectly caused by congestion of the liver bile ducts and gallbladder.
• Trapped, toxic bile is the source of most digestive problems.
• Congested bile ducts in the liver can turn harmless chemicals into cancer-causing substances—and then scatter them throughout the body.
• A poorly functioning liver can block 70 percent of the blood flow to the heart.
• The liver is responsible for mental clarity and emotional stability. |
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