Looking for remedies for relief of nasal congestion, postnasal drip, fatigue and facial pain? These are hallmark signs of chronic sinusitis, a swelling of tissue in the nasal and sinus cavity. The illness strikes millions each year and is one of the top five reasons patients visit their primary care doctor. Finding a cure and treating sinusitis is difficult in part because it's often not known if the cause is viral or bacterial. Unfortunately little information on the subject is available to internists reported a study by a Georgetown University Medical Centre (GUMC) internist.
"Chronic sinusitis is an often debilitating illness with symptoms comparable to those of serious medical diseases," says Alexander C. Chester, M.D., a clinical professor at GUMC and practicing internist at Foxhall Internists based in Washington, DC.
Awareness of new developments and findings for relief is crucial for physicians who care for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis or CRS, but Chester's study finds such new information to be "scant and occasionally inaccurate." His findings are published online in the Ear, Nose & Throat Journal.
Rhinosinusitis, also called sinusitis, is an inflammation or swelling of the lining in the sinus cavities. The sinuses are in the hollow spaces in the cheeks and around the eyes. The illness can come and go fast, or hang around for many weeks. It's estimated that more than one out of every 10 Americans presently suffer from it.
Chester says despite 15 years of advances about what is known of the illness, the information isn't making its way to internists because it is not been published in journals or other sources often reviewed by internists.
Chronic sinusitis can cause serious chronic fatigue and if untreated can lead to a disfunction of the mind and body being unable to concentrate and fulfill daily task at home and work.
More information available to physicians would enable them to better treat their patients. The benefits of endoscopic sinus surgery has replaced older procedures as a safe and effective treatment for CRS that does not respond to medical therapy.
Use of complementary or alternative medicine and remedies can also be very helpful to give relief, and in some cases of sinusitis, in particular with the use of aromatherapy using essential oils, when used correctly can give immediate relief and cure the symptom or at the very least reduce the constant facial pain that comes from sinusitis.
A range of popular essential oils, when used correctly will bring a variety of relief to sinus infection, colds and allergies. Eucalyptus, peppermint, melaleuca, oregano, clary sage, rosemary and lavender are all excellent essential oils when used properly and with using an essential oil brand that is manufacturing “pure oils”, without the unwanted and unnecessary ‘fillers’ that some companies use to bulk out the product for high profits. Symptoms of sinusitis can be better managed and controlled, relief and in most cases a reasonable cure can be remedied. There is a new respiratory oil blend by doTERRA called Breathe which is excellent for clearing the nasal passages.
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