AYURVEDIC TREATMENT OF SINUSITIS
Fever, cough, congestion, facial swelling, redness or swelling around eyes and heavy pressure on face are the symptoms associated with sinusitis. Sometimes it becomes difficult to distinguish whether it is cold, flu or sinusitis. Normally cold gets better within some days itself whereas sinusitis is the infection in the nasal passage, it results in the inflammation of sinus (small cavities found in the facial bones). So it is mandatory to visit your doctors because it may lead to some serious health complications like nasal tumors and cystic fibrosis.
WHAT IS SINUSITIS?
Inflammation or swelling of the tissue lining the sinuses is called as sinusitis. Various bacteria, viruses, and fungi are responsible for this disease. Naturally sinuses are filled with air but in this disease sinuses are blocked and filled with various germs and fluids. These microbes grow and result in infections.
TYPES OF SINUSITIS
- ACUTE SINUSITIS – Acute sinusitis usually last for 4 weeks. Various symptoms of this type are cold, facial pain and stuffy nose.
- SUB-ACUTE SINUSITIS – In sub-acute sinusitis inflammation and underlying symptoms lasts for 4 to 8 weeks.
- CHRONIC SINUSITIS – In chronic sinusitis all the symptoms and inflammation last for more than 8 weeks.
- RECCURENT SINUSITIS – It is a type of sinusitis in which various attacks occur within a year.
SYMPTOMS OF SINUSITIS
- Headache
- Facial swelling
- Severe pain
- Fever
- Discolored nasal drainage
- Nasal congestion
- Post nasal drip
- Sore throat
- Cough and cold
- Eye, ear and tooth pain
- Bad breath
- Fatigue
- Itching and sneezing
CAUSES OF SINUSITIS
- Viral infections – common cold is mostly cause of sinusitis.
- Bacterial infections – infection in upper respiratory tract persists long for 10 or more days then it is more likely to be caused by bacterial infections.
- Fungal infections – weakness and various abnormalities are observed if it is caused due to fungal infection.
Other causes may include allergies, nasal polyp, nasal tumors, deviated nasal septum, tooth infections and various other medical conditions.
RISK FACTORS OF SINUSITIS
- GERD or immune system disorders, cystic fibrosis.
- Nasal passage abnormality
- Hay fever
- Allergic conditions
- Excessive exposure to pollutants
COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SINUSITIS
- Asthma
- Chronic sinusitis
- Meningitis
- Ear infections
- Eye related problems
TEST AND DIAGNOSIS
- Physical examination
- Nasal endoscopy
- CT and MRI
- Nasal and sinus cultures
- Allergy testing
AYURVEDIC VIEW
“PEENAS” is ayurvedic term mentioned for sinusitis. Nasal cavity is called shirodwar the entry point to brain and is important for proper functioning of brain. Shoth (Obstruction) to this pathway is called sinusitis (peenasroga). Excessive intake of heavy, oily, spicy, very cold and very hot foods, which are not easy to digest. All this causes impairment of tridosha (vata, pitta and kapha) in body. Main dosha responsible for this roga is kapha and aggravation of kapha dosha blocks the passage of vata in nasal cavity. Imbalanced pitta causes inflammation (shoth) in nasal cavity. Many environmental and lifestyle factors are also responsible to for this roga like cold, dusty weather, sleeping in day and late night awakening.
HOW TO MANAGE SINUSITIS?
Ayurveda has become the new ray of hope to manage the various health ailments in a natural way without any side effects. Ayurveda is science of life and works on this belief that herbs have the amazing properties to manage the health issues without having any negative impacts on body. To manage the problem of sinusitis there are various herbs like Haridra (Curcuma longa), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Shirisha (Albizzia lebbeck), Aswagandha (Withania sominefera) and Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) which are very useful and give positive results on body.
The Goodnews!?
The good news is that Sinusitis is preventable and reversible, but can only be possible by using holistic approach, the one advocated in Ayurveda that addresses the issues from the very root.
Since ancient times, Ayurveda has defined diseases with their symptoms, causes and healing methods with nature.
If you are having any of the above mentioned symptoms, don’t assume it is Sinusitis yet without any proper diagnosis because there are other infection related diseases that comes with the same symptoms. Consult with a Doctor for accurate diagnosis to find out if Sinusitis is what you are having or any other related disease.
Vine-Health Approach to SINUSITIS
As a holistic health clinic, we take accurate diagnosis very seriously in order to ascertain the root cause of a particular illness. You will be consulted with our doctor to know the type of test or scan to run base on your symptoms to detect exactly the root cause of your issue to ascertain if Sinusitis is your issue or not to ensure appropriate treatment.
Accurate diagnosis is the key to the treatment of any disease.
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