Do You Suffer Because Of Sinus Trouble?
by Dr. L. A. Bartell

What is sinusitis? Sinusitis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of one or more of the eight nasal sinuses.

The sinuses are a part of nature's intricate "pollution control" system, designed to keep foreign substances from entering your lungs, where they can endanger your health . . . even your life. This system is like a series of progressively finer screens, starting with the hair just inside the nostrils, which filters out the larger particles, and going through a complex maze of channels which include the moist sinus cavities as a vital part of the function.

That is why keeping the sinuses open and clear of infection is so essential to your overall good health, to say nothing of preventing the misery and pain which are common symptoms of sinusitis.

Systems of Sinusitis

Symptoms of sinusitis are numerous, and many are common to other disease conditions. Most victims complain of three or more of the following symptoms:

• Forehead, checks or face tender to the touch.
• Toothache-like pain.
• Bad breath.
• Dull, deep-seated ache over the eyes.
• Chills, followed by fever.

• Increased nasal secretion accompanied by pus, especially right after getting up in the morning.

• Ringing in the ears.
• Pain near the ears.
• Sharp pain between the eyes.
• A feeling of general illness and general aches and pains.
• Facial swelling around the eyes, sometimes with no pain.
• Loss of appetite, loss of weight.
• General irritable or miserable feeling.
• Inability to sleep the night through.
• Persistent mental depression; feeling low all the time.
• Nasal passages often clogged as with a head cold.

Chronic Suffers

Sinusitis can be either chronic or acute. A tendency to head colds that hang on and on is a major symptom of chronic sinusitis. Pain is often less intense than in acute conditions and may be merely annoying, but unless corrected completely, chronic sinusitis may stay with the victim and give him a generally "dragged out" feeling, even though the major symptoms come and go.

Acute Attacks

Acute sinusitis attacks often follow a cold or a sudden temperature change.

In acute attacks, pain and tenderness are usually severe and accompanied by fever. Repeated acute attacks can cause alterations in the sinus membrane and end up in a chronic condition.

What To Do About Sinus Attacks

Good general health habits - rest, exercise, diet - are essential in preventing sinus attacks. It will also help to avoid abrupt temperature changes and stay out of drafts.

The underlying cause of sinusitis is brought on by an abnormal nerve energy supply caused by faulty body mechanics, particularly in the spinal column. This is why quick relief, lasting benefit, and even complete elimination of sinusitis is a regular occurrence in chiropractic offices.

If you have some of the symptoms of sinusitis, a chiropractic spine and nerve test is advisable immediately to find out for sure where the problem lies.

Given proper chiropractic care, no case of sinusitis can now be considered hopeless.