Salt Therapy & Sinusitis

Clinical Definition of Sinusitis

Sinusitis is an inflammation or swelling of the tissue lining the sinuses. Healthy sinuses are filled with air. But when they become blocked and filled with fluid, germs can grow and cause an infection.

Symptoms

  • Stuffy nose
  • Reduced sense of taste or smell
  • Headache
  • Fever
  • Tooth pain
  • Cough that produces mucous
  • Yellow or greenish discharge from the nose
  • Mucus running down the back of the throat

How Does Salt Therapy Assist Sinusitis?

Salt particles when inhaled via your airway they reduce inflammation and congestion along the nasal cavity and sinus cavities. Salt therapy reduces the production of bacteria and inflammation which are often present in sinusitis.

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