Sinusitis Treatment in Ayurveda

What is Sinusitis?

Sinuses are situated inside our face. Sinuses are hollow cavities situated below our skull. In normal condition they are empty (hollow) except a thin layer of mucus. Sinuses are a system which connects the hollow cavities of skull. When these sinuses get inflamed, the condition is termed as Sinusitis.

Causes of Sinusitis

There are various causes of sinusitis such as

• Structural deficiency such as Deviated Nasal Septum
• Respiratory tract infection
• Allergy or Hypersensitivity
• Nasal Polyps

Sign & symptoms of Sinusitis

There is a vast range of sign & symptoms such as

• Excessive sneezing
• Running nose
• Sore throat
• Headache
• Nasal congestion
• Ear pain
• Fever
• Cold & cough

Sinus Infection treatment (Sinusitis Treatment)

If the sinusitis is acute, it can be resolved by proper allopathic intervention. In chronic cases, it is seen that the allopathic medicines are not able to permanently cure the disease. This is where the role of Ayurveda starts.

Sinus (Sinusitis) Headache Treatment Ayurveda

Ayurveda offers permanent cure of sinus (sinusitis). Ayurveda acts on the root causes responsible for any disease. In sinusitis, the root cause might be lack of immunity, kapha imbalance, digestive disturbance etc. Out of number of medicines available for sinusitis, Ayurvedic doctor for sinusitis needs to identify the best suited medicine depending upon one’s constitution and root cause of the disease. Herbs like tulsi, turmeric, vasa, shunthi etc. are very effective in sinusitis. Along with Ayurveda medicines, one needs to be cautious about his/her diet and lifestyle also. Such as,

Diet and Lifestyle for Sinus (Sinusitis)

• Avoid cold, frozen and stale food
• Avoid heavy to digest food (such as refined flour)
• Avoid day sleep
• Take nasal drops and steam
• Drink Luke warm water

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