What is the Relation Between Chronic Sinusitis and Tinnitus

Victims of tinnitus are mostly people who suffer from allergy or sinusitis. Thankfully, it is not a serious situation in many such cases. On the other hand, it becomes extremely serious if the case is that of chronic sinusitis. There are two types of sinusitis, casual or acute sinusitis and chronic sinusitis. With proper medication, casual or acute sinusitis can be relieved. Chronic sinusitis, on the other hand, is beyond the scope of medication. In both varieties, there is a buildup of mucous pressure in the inner ear.

In casual or acute sinusitis, the pressure is gradually relieved when proper medication is used to clean the blocked Eustachian tubes and the extra pressure in the middle ear is relieved. In chronic sinusitis, the thickening of mucous in the middle ear blocks its passage through the narrow Eustachian tubes, resulting in a continuous state of tinnitus. When patients take medicines on their own without proper medical advice, it usually results in chronic sinusitis. When antibiotics and anti-histamines are ingested without guidance, it causes chronic sinusitis.

What does the sinus do? It is a bone structure which is spongy and porous. Strange to know, it has no function. Without any physiological benefit to its credit, the very existence of the sinus is a mystery. The sinus does not help in any of the following bodily functions: seeing, speaking, hearing, smelling and tasting. Still, it is placed very close to all these sensory organs. It is now believed that their only function is to protect the brain from concussion or damage. The reason for them being spongy is, they reduce the weight of the head. The head would have been extremely heavy in humans had the sinus bone been solid.

Chronic Sinusitis Tinnitus: The Causes

If sinusitis persists for more than six to eight weeks, it is considered as a disorder of the sinuses, termed chronic sinusitis. Nasal polyps, deviated septum, allergies, fungal infection, as also structural obstruction are the factors that cause chronic sinusitis and the resultant subjective tinnitus. Chronic sinusitis can be recognized by the following symptoms: paranasal sinus pressure and pain accompanied by nasal drainage (that sometimes dries up), nasal obstruction and congestion. The nose gets jammed with dust particles mixed up with mucus, which gets stuck within the nose as they stagnate and do not get naturally cleaned.

One major associate of tinnitus is chronic sinusitis. In chronic sinusitis, mucus thickens and accumulates in the middle ear and builds up pressure. This causes the tinnitus. Allergic rhinitis is also associated with chronic sinusitis. It complicates the original disease and it can be both perennial and seasonal. This might cause asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. From chronic sinusitis, you can get to the following conditions: inveterate laryngospasm recurrent pneumonia, chronic laryngitis and immuno-compromised conditions.

For want of a cure in conventional medicine of the disease chronic sinusitis tinnitus, patients try alternative medicine like biochemical formulations or homeopathy. Let’s see how the potential curative power and efficacy of the ingredients used in these medications measure up:

-Calcarea Carbonica - You will find Cal. Ostearum in the oyster shells (the central deposits) and Calcarea acetica and these can bring down the inflammation in the nasal canal and also the sinuses.

-Hydrastis Canadensis - Yellow Puccoon and the root of Golden Seal Orange. Fresh root tincture has been known to offer relief when there is a blockage. And so can Potassic bichromate and Potash red chromate when combined with distilled water. For basal mucosa and ulcers, this treatment is very effective.

-Silicea - Pure flint, Silicea and Silex. A titration of pure and precipited Silica often also cures chronic cases of sinusitis tinnitus and also complications of rhinitis.

The only way to cure chronic sinusitis tinnitus permanently is to practice a holistic method of treatment. Holistic treatment involves the following: a strict diet of vegetables and fruits only, being a teetotaler, championing the cause of austerity in daily life, turning part-vegetarian by barring meat from the diet, becoming a non-smoker or non-tobacco user, staying away from items with toxicity or extracts and performing yogic asanas. The holistic method treats the body as a whole, identifying the triggers and root causes of the problem or symptoms. A prescription is drawn out for treating the root cause once that is identified. Since the holistic method cures the root cause, it permanently cures the symptoms as well. On the other hand, conventional medicine treats the symptoms and is ignorant of the root cause. Therefore, once the medication weakens, the very symptoms resurface.

Thomas Coleman is a medical researcher, certified nutritionist, health consultant and author of the #1 best-selling e-book, "Tinnitus Miracle - A Unique Three Step Holistic System for Quieting the Noise in Your Head". Thomas is a former chronic tinnitus sufferer who has written dozens of holistic health and tinnitus related articles and has been featured in ezines and print magazines, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide.

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