How to Relieve Your Sinus Infection in 20 Seconds
WHAT CAUSES NASAL
CONGESTION? A stuffy nose often occurs
as a symptom of another health problem such as a sinus infection or the common
cold. Usually, these health problems are minor i.e. allergies, nasal polyps,
(noncancerous growths on the nasal passages or sinuses due to inflammation,)
chemical exposures, environmental irritants and hay fever.
When the lining in the sinus cavities gets inflamed due to
irritants, bacteria or viruses, your nasal passage swells and gets blocked up,
making it hard for you to breathe.
Nasal Congestion usually clears up within a week, but with
this remedy, you may not wait that long to breathe easy
HOW TO CLEAR YOUR SINUSES IN 20 SECONDS Ready to breathe easy? Follow these simple
steps:
Push your tongue
against the top of your mouth and place your thumb between your eyebrows.
Apply pressure
with your thumb for 20 seconds. Your sinuses will begin to drain.
WHAT IS THE SCIENCE BEHIND THIS? Your vomer bone is a bone that runs through
your nasal passages to your mouth. According to Lisa DeStefano, D.O., an
assistant professor at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic
Medicine, this technique causes the vomer bone to rock back and forth. The back
and forth motion loosens congestion, allowing your sinuses to drain.
FOUR ADDITIONAL DIY REMEDIES FOR NASAL CONGESTION If the
technique mentioned above doesn’t work for you, don’t rush to your drug store for
a solution just yet! Try these four remedies. You may already have these
ingredients at home.
ORGANIC APPLE
CIDER VINEGAR Mix eight ounces of warm
water with two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and one tablespoon of honey,
or take one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar three times daily. You sinuses
should clear up in a few days. You could also mix half a cup of apple cider
vinegar with half a cup of water, heat it on the stove, and inhale the steam
with your mouth and eyes closed.
TURMERIC Turmeric contains curcumin, which contributes
to this spice’s anti-inflammatory properties. Sprinkling some turmeric on your
next meal can help to treat the nasal inflammation that his blocking up your
sinuses.
NASAL SALINE
RINSE This is not the most comfortable
solution, but many people rely on a saline rinse to clear up their sinuses. The
mixture can consist of a quarter teaspoon of sea salt/pickling salt with one
cup of warm water. This rinse gets poured through one nostril and out the other
to clear the sinuses. If you have never done a saline rinse before, ask someone
for assistance and read and follow the instructions on the package very
carefully.
OREGANO OIL Oregano oil isn’t as widely available or as
cheap as the above remedies, but if you happen to get your hands on this oil,
simply ingest it, or steam it over the stove and inhale it to effectively clear
up your sinuses.
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