Sinusitis Causes, Treatment and Relief
Most people consider respiratory problems like the common cold and sinusitis as normal because people usually encounter any of these diseases at some point in their lives. While symptoms of the common cold may subside on their own without taking any medication, sinusitis may require treatment either to obtain relief from its symptoms and to prevent it from developing into serious conditions like cysts and cancer.
Sinusitis is characterized by a clogged nose, sneezing, runny nose, nasal discharge, pain in the nasal passages and frontal headache. Hay fever, certain types of allergy, viral infection, dental abscess and a poor immune system may aggravate your sinusitis by causing the mucous membranes to swell. Blocked sinuses make it easy for bacteria to grow and cause sinus infection.
- Sinusitis Pain
Traditional Chinese Medicine (or TCM) maintains that sinusitis is caused by wind heat. Wind interferes with normal lung function and prevents mucous discharge from flowing freely and out of the sinuses. When mucous is trapped, body heat may cause it to thicken into a yellowish or greenish discharge, a clear sign that bacterial infection has already set in.
Adult Asthma
by Hong Curley
in Health, Immune System, Lung, Physical, TCM
Asthma does not only afflict children these days. In fact, more adults are now affected by this breathing disorder. Asthma is a lung disease that tightens the air passages making it difficult for you to breathe. Asthma is a chronic condition that comes and goes depending on what triggers an attack for you. It requires proper and continuous management because its symptoms make it difficult for anyone to function well. While some children eventually outgrow asthma, those who have never suffered from asthma during their childhood may suddenly experience its symptoms as adults.
Signs and Symptoms
Most asthma attacks display the following symptoms:
- Constant cough, which seems to get worse at night
- Shortness of breath
- Difficulty in breathing
- Wheezing or whistling sound while breathing out
The TCM Approach To Lung Problems
by Hong Curley
in Lung, Physical, TCM
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) differs from traditional western medicine in the way it approaches illness and disease, and lung problems are a classic example.
TCM sees lungs as the first organ that is affected by pathogens and its defensive energy needs to be strong in order to fight off invading pathogens. When the energy of the lung is weakened, pathogens are able to penetrate and cause disease.
Most lung diseases are acute, and include chronic cough, bronchitis, asthma and pneumonia. They attack the lung due to ‘lung qi’ deficiency and ‘lung yin’ deficiency.
Lung qi and lung yin become deficient for several reasons. Once of the main ones is poor diet. Eating a balanced, clean, low-reactive diet is beneficial for lung function. But even people who eat well can suffer from lung disease.
