There are natural methods for treating sinus infections. It includes steps and benefits you can get from certain natural cures.

Sinus difficulties are one of the most common illnesses we can get. Every one of us is experiencing and being bothered by this illness every so often. Throughout the years, many treatments and cures have been developed in order to cure this viral problem. Doctors offer medications that alleviate the discomforts brought about by this sickness. However, these remedies are oftentimes costly.

There are also effective herbal and natural remedies you can try. It is only up to you what kind of treatment you prefer. Natural treatments are generally anything that has not had any chemical or artificial alterations. Natural medicines come from pants and herbs. It is proven effective and is preferred mostly by advocates of the environment. They believe in the healing strength of plants around.

Natural treatment is cheaper because it does not need any machine or equipment. Some natural methods are described below.

First of all, you can try nasal irrigation. It is a preventive measure that you may consider in order to eliminate your sinus difficulties. Nasal irrigation with a saline solution is one method that will help you control sinus symptoms and may possibly lead to curing some mild infections. This includes procedures and steps that can be done at home.

It is not a new discovery but many professionals recommend it to their patients who are suffering from chronic sinuses and other respiratory disease. It is a very natural, and most of all, an effective method. It can be done any time, especially when you are feeling congested. In doing so, it will provide you with immediate relief.

Another natural treatment is drinking plenty of liquids especially water. Being hydrated can prevent the mucous membranes from thickening. Liquids can help thin the mucous. You need to drink water or tea and other clear drinks for fast relief. Some would make calamansi, orange or lemon juice. These are citric drinks that also help cure sinus.

Stay away from dairy products when you have a sinus. Dairy products have substances that trigger the formation of more mucous and make breathing more difficult. This is according to some doctors. Dairy food like cheese, milk and even ice cream may worsen the sinus. These products should be avoided especially when you have sinus problems.

You must also take in foods that contain high levels of antioxidants, like spinach, berries, tomatoes, broccoli, grapes and garlic. They help in boosting one’s immune system. They also help in preventing sinus problems and infections. These foods are proven to be helpful in treating sinus problems as well as other health problems.

You can also opt for the steam treatment. Steam helps keep the mucous loose so that it can keep it moving in the sinuses. Sinus infections occur, once the mucus thickens and is not properly drained. You can apply moist heat directly to your face in order to keep your sinuses open.

Hot compress will work as decongestant. There are many heat packs available in the market. They can be warmed up in a microwave easily. You can also boil hot water and dip a face towel on it as an alternative to heat packs. Or you can put hot water in a bottle. Wrap the bottle with a towel before applying to your forehead.

A cold compress on the other hand relieves sinus headaches when you put it in your forehead. The cooling effect helps shrink the membranes and will bring relief from your sinus pain and headache. You can also add some apple cider vinegar on the solution for the steam. You can also dilute it in water and drink it for relief, especially when you feel that a sinus infection is about to start. Apple cider vinegar is also helpful in other illnesses.

Since antabuse is a prescribed drug, your doctor or pharmacist should already be aware of any possible drug interactions you may experience, and may be monitoring them for you. It is important that you do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine while on antabuse treatment, before consulting with your doctor. Also, if you are to going to have a surgery of any sort, be sure to clarify with your doctor that you are taking antabuse.

Antabuse must not be used with the following drugs because of very serious drug interactions that may happen: any alcohol-containing products (cough and cold medicines, aftershave, lotions, perfume, etc.), amprenavir oral solution (protease inhibitor used in HIV infection treatment), metronidazole (medication commonly used in the treatment of infections initiated by susceptible organisms).

Before you start taking antabuse, inform your doctor if you are using any of the medications listed above.

Before using antabuse, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescribed and nonprescriptional/herbal products you use, especially of: amitriptyline, any “blood thinning” drugs (warfarin), certain seizure medications (phenytoin or fosphenytoin), theophylline, isoniazid.

Antabuse can increase the side effects of caffeine. Try to avoid drinking large amounts of beverages containing caffeine (tea, coffee, colas) or eating alot of chocolate.

Antabuse may cause certain laboratory test to have false results (tests like urine VMA/HVA tests). Make sure that lab personnel and your doctors know that you use antabuse pills.

Listed here are not all possible drug interactions, therefore, before using antabuse, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all products and medications/drugs you use. Compose a list of all your medications, and be sure to share it with your doctor.

I have written in previous articles about the power of treating holographic micro-systems, such as ear, hand and facial regions . Each of these contains a map of the rest of the body. There is two-way communication between micro-system points and their corresponding body parts. Stress and dysfunction in the Liver, for example, can show up on the face through deep vertical lines on the brow (Liver area) or through discolorations in the Liver point of the ears.

My previous article referenced in the first footnote below describes the Auricular Micro-Macro technique I developed for rapid pain relief treatments using microcurrent or microlight therapies. This method involves creating a polarized electrical circuit between a painful or dysfunctional body point (using + polarity) and the ear point corresponding to that body area (using - polarity). For example, for stomach pain the + probe could be placed in the center of the painful area of the abdomen, and the - probe touched to the Stomach point of the ear. The addition of color light to the treatment can create additional positive resonance with the Organ or meridian, a factor that usually amplifies results.

This current article describes several additional steps for the Micro-Macro method that can augment and prolong results even more. I have found that multi-step protocols for pain relief and Organ balancing are usually far more effective than administering single techniques. The following steps require the use of a microcurrent or microlight deivce with fixed polarity probe outputs available. A small auricular treatment tip will also need to be used with the probe treating the auricular points.

The principles of treatment described here can also be applied through needle acupuncture or magnet therapies, although I have found the best results using microcurrent therapy. Why is this? Electronics can produce three vital treatment benefits that needles cannot do, or at least do well. These are: polarization of a set of treatment points, ability to set specific resonant frequencies, and the addition of color light input into the points. Each of these factors has the potential to amplify results several fold, and in many cases reduce treatment times necessary for positive results .

To perform the techniques described below, set your device to the following parameters:

Current Intensity: 25 - 50 ?A (lower level if 50 stings the ear)

Frequency: 10 or 2.5 Hz (or you can set custom frequencies for the parts of the body to be treated)

Polarity: Use polarized output - so that ear probe is -, body probe is +

Timer: Set for 12 seconds per button push

Modulation (if available): 2:1 ratio

Color Light: If available, use Blue or Purple for pain, or other colors as needed for organic dysfunction .

Assemble small auricular probe tip to the negative polarity probe for treating ear points. Keep this tip moist by dipping in water, and then shaking off excess, before treating each point.

Step One: Place counter probe (+) on affected part of the body, on the most painful spot. For example, for pain in the shoulder, place the cotton tipped counterprobe on the most painful shoulder point. You may ask the patient to hold the counterprobe in place for ease, to free up both of your hands for treating the ear points. Use the trigger probe to treat 2 3 Master points in the ear on the same side of the body as the pain, choosing from Shenmen, Zero, Thalamus, Sympathetic, or Endocrine (see following diagram). Treat each Master point for 12 to 30 seconds. If the pain is midline or bilateral, you may treat both ears, or just choose the dominant side of the body. It is also recommended to treat the Zero point in both ears in any case.

For organic problems, you can place the + probe on Mu-Alarm points on the body, and the - probe on the corresponding Organ point in the ear.

Step Two: In the same ear used in Step One, choose and treat the ear point that anatomically corresponds to the painful part. For example, for shoulder pain, treat the Shoulder ear point on the same side. Use the searching function of the probe to locate the exact point. Treat for 12 20 seconds while the patient is mobilizing the affected body part (if possible).

Step Three: In the same ear, treat one related point, either a meridian or dermatome point, as follows:

1) Meridian Point (for deep pain) Determine which principal meridian runs through the painful body area, and treat the ear point named after it. If the pain is clearly along the Large Intestine meridian of the shoulder, for example, treat the Large Intestine point of the ear. If it is along the Kidney meridian, treat the Kidney point of the ear. You can also choose these points based on underlying energetic imbalances, if you understand what those are.

2) Dermatome Point (for radiating or neuropathic pain) Draw imaginary lines from the Zero point of the ear (in the center of the ear, on the helix root), through the spinal segments on the anthelix that correspond to the nerve root(s) of the dermatomes where the pain is. In the band from the Zero point, through the spinal root out to the edge of the ear, search for “hot” spots through palpation with a small stylus and treat.

This is an especially valuable treatment for shingles, post-herpetic neuralgia, neuropathy or other neurogenic pain conditions. For an example of use, if a patient presents with shingles pain on the T2 - T10 rib areas, those will correspond to the black points on the anthelix shown on the following diagram. Imagine lines radiating from the Zero point out through the borders of this area of the anthelix, projecting out to the edge of the ear helix. The triangular “pie slice” area deliniated is the area to search through palpation for the hot spots. Once located, treat them as indicated above. Violet light is indicated for neurogenic pain in many cases.

If the pain is not satisfactorily relieved, you can try changing the trigger probe polarity to + for more cooling effect in steps Two and Three. The polarity used in the instructions above will work in most other cases, however.

One final tip to close the deal on the pain - try having the patient exercise or stretch the affected body area, if possible, while you are performing these auricular techniques.

Following the above procedures will make the pain “magically” melt away in most cases.