A good friend of mine, whom I’ll admit I am only able to see once a month or so had been battling a sinus infection. Not strange, until I recently realized she’d been battling the SAME infection for over three months!
In asking her about her symptoms (fever, sweating, post-nasal drip, nasal congestion and headache in the beginning) they seemed accurate, however, her doctor prescribed her an antibiotic which cleared up all of the side effects but the headache and nasal congestion.
I encouraged her to see her doctor again to ensure this wasn’t a lingering infection. Sure enough, what my friend was now suffering from was sinus congestion, not sinus infection.
Sinuses are air-filled spaces or cavities in the cheekbones, forehead, and behind the bridge of the nose. Normal sinus cavities produce thin mucus which then drains out of the nose.
Sometimes, though, sinuses can become inflamed (typically as a result of infection or allergies) and it will prevent the mucus from properly draining out of the nose, which leads to a buildup.
This buildup can result in pain, usually in the cheekbones, forehead and bridge of the nose where the sinuses are located. In fact, my friend’s doctor, in diagnosing her actually pressed in on her cheekbones to illicit a response.
For some, the buildup can also cause symptoms of nasal discharge, difficulty hearing and swelling in the face. For my friend, a sudden movement of her head either forward or backward, would intensify her headache.
After awhile, my friend’s headache spread to one side of her brain, then the next and she experienced pain, nausea and an “aura” she’d never felt before. Her only relief was to lie still for several hours until it passed.
Having performed much research into the different types of headaches and treatments involved, what she was describing to me, sure enough, sounded like a migraine. Her doctor, in fact, said that constant sinus congestion can lead to migraines.
Medications were prescribed for this but lead to “rebound” headaches, and other side effects including dizziness, and dependency. I was more than confident that my migraine/headache program would provide relief and her doctor also recommended oxygen therapy when the headaches would occur.
To her doctor’s credit, he also asked her about her sleeping habits, exercise habits and work habits.
My friend likes to keep the house cooler in the winter to reduce energy waste and save on utility bills. So, this means when she’s sleeping, she tends to pull the covers over her head and breath in the warmer air under the covers. What she’s actually doing is breathing in carbon dioxide she’s actually just exhaled.
When my friend exercises, she tends to do a lot of cardiovascular routines and headaches often result suddenly.
Finally, when my friend works, she tends to lean forward in her chair (I’ve witnessed it) with her head unaligned with her neck.
What we discovered together is that my friend is actually, in all of the above three situations, severely limiting her oxygen intake.
Given my years of research of headaches – all types, there are two constants. The biggest being LACK OF OXYGEN to the brain. The second, body position, ties into how oxygen is being delivered to the brain.
For my friend, simply changing her sleeping habits, and body position while working weren’t enough. She refused to give up on exercise and who could blame her, so I asked her to try my Migraine and Headache Relief program.
Sure enough, with my all natural breathing and body position exercises, she was able to live her life the way she wanted without the plague of headaches, sinus or otherwise. The moral of the story is that we need oxygen and assuming that just breathing in and out isn’t always the delivery method we need.
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