Dr. Lee's Sinus School: Environmental Pollution and Sinus Problems

 

Dr. Lee's Sinus School:

Environmental Pollution and Sinus Problems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"changing the physical constitution is the key."

 

Intakes of Brown Rice & Vegetarian Diet Will Improve Your 

Physical Constitution 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello. Are you having fun while working this week? Hope you do. = )

 

Today I would like to share my lesson on the correlation between environmental pollution and sinus problems. While treating my patients, I recognize the sinus problems such as allergic rhinitis, atrophic rhinitis have a lot to do with environmental pollution. Amongst my patients, those who live in metropolitan cities such as Seoul, New York, Tokyo, Beijing or London and so on come to my clinic due to allergic rhinitis.

 

When rhinitis is associated with hypersensitive reaction, it is called, allergic rhinitis. Although it is treatable with pricking therapy on the nasal cavity, the disorder is a systematic disease. Accordingly, good nutrition plays a major role in improving physical constitution and cleaning the blood, hence it is worthwhile to reiterate the importance of meals consist of brown rice and vegetarian dishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allergic diseases mostly arise from endocrine disruptor, an allergy causing substance which acts as an antigen, absolved by food intakes.

 

Among the other types of hard to treat rhinitis, why allergic rhinitis is much harder to treat? Both are characteristically similar, having inflamed mucous membranes in the nasal cavity. However, there are few fundamental differences.

 

Rhinitis is caused by infection causing airborne pathogens; they infiltrate into the nasal mucosa, inducing inflammation. However, allergic rhinitis is an antigen-antibody reaction; latent inflammation factors in the bloodstream break out when the outer condition is favorable, provoking instant inflammation. In other words, the cause of rhinitis lies outside the body, whereas the cause of allergic rhinitis can be found inside the body.

 

Drug therapy alone, no matter how much efforts were put into, found to be inadequate. A piece of wisdom I gained from treating and researching many years is rather simple, "changing the physical constitution is the key."

 

"changing the physical constitution is the key."

 

changing the physical constitution equates to changing the source of supply. This can be further translated into changing the blood by changing its source. Simply stating, it is changing the blood that contains allergic rhinitis causing constituents with the blood that is free from them. "Changing the blood, changes the physical constitution," is the simple summary.

 

 

This is to be continued.

 

 

   

 

Dr. Lee's Method on Sinus Treatment: Dry Eye Syndrom and How to Relieve the Symptoms

Dr. Lee's Method on Sinus Treatment:
Dry Eyes and Muscle Sore

Hello everyone, today let me tell you about dry eye syndrome and how to relieve it.

A typical eyestrain can be relieved by taking a sleep, however, when this is not the case, such as having blood shot eyes shortly after waking up or right after waking up from a sleep, it is showing the signs of blocked paranasal sinuses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overnight, the heat could not be released from the eye, but when the eye comes in contact with the air directly, it takes away some of the heat, hence, it lessens the redness in the eye.

 

 

 

 

 

Treatment for DES (Dry Eye Syndrom)

 

The number of patients who suffer from DES is rapidly growing. Several decades ago, when I was in college, the name DES was even unheard of, showing how rare this condition was. But in recent years, people who had no previous visits to an eye doctor, seeking medical help for DES. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dry ey syndrome is not an opthalmologic disorder. It is an ENT(Ear, nose, throat) disorder!

 

 

 

 

 

As mentioned previously, DES is not an opthalmologic disorder, but an ENT disorder. While the growth of rhinitis and sinusitis make a steep angled increase lately, the growth of DES patients represents similar trend. The sales of artificial tears has risen sharply, depicting the increase in the number of DES patizzaents.

 

One thing I repeatedly learn from treating DES is, we are all victims of air pollution. Our reluctant generation has lost the privilege of enjoying the clean, fresh air. It is truly saddening to watch well treated patients can succumb to air pollution; air pollution can wear out the nose, and in turn, it undermines the function of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.

 

DES was named, because people thought the problem was caused by lack of tears that keeps the cornea moist. But the treatment has been centered around treating the dried cornea. To say differently, DES is a disorder caused by lack of sufficient airflow in the paranasal sinuses that cools the heat in the cornea. Subsequently, the untreated heat dries up the tears and strain the surrounding muscles, causing the entire eye to be tired.

 

Some DES patients apply hot packs on their eyes to increase the blood flow in the region, but this must be discouraged. The tiredness in the eyes is caused by the heat. For the sake of the eyes, heat must not be used to treat the eyes. The heat that circulating blood can carry away is much smaller than the amount of heat applied by a hot pack, bringing no benefit to the eyes at the end. Staying long in a sauna not only fail to offer help, but it aggravates the condition. Applying a cold-pack, therefore, is much more preferable. The heat has been captured in the eyes for a prolonged period, which is a condition induced by blocked sinuses. One of the best self-remedies to cool off the heat is applying a cold-pack.

 

Here is how to apply a cold-pack. Since the heated eye is very sensitive, one of the post cool-pack treatments may include intensified eyestrain. It is recommendable to use a cold-wet towel at first. Leave it just long enough to feel its cool temperature. Repeat the application for short while. After using it for several days, you can move up a level by using a bag of ice. Wrap the bag of ice with a towel, so its chill does not come in direct contact with the eyes. Leave it on for 3 minutes and rest for 1 minute. A medical grade ice-pack should be an ideal option that keeps it cold longer. It can easily cool off the heat in the eyes as often as you desire.

 

However, the key in treating DES is securing the empty space in the paranasal sinuses. Anatomically, the ethmoid sinuses are most closely connected with DES comparing to other sinuses. Their location is posterior to the eyes. They are not relatively large, however, there are many partitions inside the cavity to maximize the heat transfer capacity, making them the most effective radiator for the eyes. Therefore, restoring the ventilation in the ethmoid sinus is the mainstay of DES treatment.

 

For DES, the sooner the treatment begins, the faster the recovery. On one hand, in the case where extraocular muscle pain exists, the recovery can be a lengthy process.

 

 

 

This is to be continued. = ) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treating Rhinitis: Chronic rhinitis is hard to treat with medications

Sinus School by Dr. Lee (Korean Medicine)

Woojeong Lee, CEO of Clinic Cosoom
                                                                                Inventor or ENT-NO Surgery Method



Lessson 2


Treating Rhinitis: Medications are only effective once or in a short period of time

Rhinitis caused by nasal cold can be easily treated with conventional medications, however, the time will come when congestion cannot easily be resolved after recurring episodes.

 

From thereon, seeking help from hospitals and medicine may fail to offer adequate solution.

 

Why is that so? Why rhinitis became an intractable disorder?

 

Let's take a closer look at the aspect that has been under a veil of secrecy: why chronic rhinitis is hard to treat with medications.

 

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The nasal mucous membrane consists of sponge-like tissues, embedded with mucus secreting glands to keep the membranes moist. This also serves as the acceptor to receive odor molecules, moist controller and air filter when breathing.

 

If the membranes have no secreting function to keep the moisture level constant, the dryness in the nasal mucosa might cause a severe pain. (oh, no!!!)

 

We need to focus on it consists of secreting tissues. This also could mean it can be easily inflamed to swell up. Therefore, infection in the tissues induces much larger inflammation compare to any other tissues. This in turn, increase their secretion, resulting continuous nasal discharge as a broken, leaky faucet. The constricted nasal passages become congested.

 

Drug treatment alone suffice to treat acute rhinitis at its early stage. However, recurring rhinitis diminishes the effectiveness of the treatments, patients do not feel their noses clear. Prolonged inflammation causes the nasal mucosa to lose much of its elasticity, however, there is more important reason.

 

This can be explained by the post-rhinitis swelling which remained inflamed to a certain degree. The swelling is not caused by an infection, but by remaining hypertrophic tissues.

 

If this repeats year after year, cold after cold, the hypertopic tissues accumulates to block the nose, which are hard to relieve with anti-inflammatory drugs. (The inflamed nasal mucous membrane secrets more mucus relative to its engorged state; this currently describes as chronic rhinitis.)

 

The limited efficacy of the drug therapy in treating the mucous membranes leads to volume-reduction treatments to widen the space of the nasal cavity. This would reduce the secretion and therefore, congestion would be resolved. Western medicine, therefore, has to offer no other than surgical options.

 

Alternatively, Oriental medicine provides a non-surgical solution, blood-pricking therapy on the nasal mucous membranes. Using a special bloodletting needle, slightly penetrate into the affected nasal mucosa to draw blood.

 

Gradually, the swelling subsides as the blood oozes out. Repeating the procedure assures the reduction of the volume to the desirable size of the membranes. Rather than waiting for the therapy to be performed as the last resort, when drugs fail to offer help, pricking the nose in advance, such as when contracted a cold, may save people from severe stuffy nose. This is an ideal as killing two birds with one stone, as acupuncture also relieves blood stasis to revitalizes the membrane.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Lee's lesson will be continued. Thanks for reading.  = )

 

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Dr. Lee's Sinus School: Non Surgical Way to Treat Your Nose and Ear Problems

Dr. Lee's Sinus School (by Korean Medicine)


Non Surgical Way to Treat Your Nose and Ear Problems

An innovative, non-surgical treatment that decongests your nose and ears. Regain clarity in your head and vision!


: The nose is more than an air passage; it serves as a cooling-fan that facilitates an ideal environment for the brain to perform at the optimal level. Therefore, disorders of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are not merely nasal conditions, but they are serious systematic illnesses that affect the whole body. This publication deals with a comprehensive range of topics including: obstinate nature of nasal disorders, reasons for avoiding surgical treatment, the need and method of acupuncture therapy.

Woojeong Lee, CEO of Cosoom Oriental Medicine Network Clinics

 

Sinus School LESSON 1 

 

 

 

 

◉ What are the Paranasal sinuses?

The paranasal sinuses are a collection of air-filled spaces created by the cranial bones surrounding the nose and eyes. Its name, paranasal sinuses, means, “Cavities situated near the nose.” There are four sets of paired sinuses exist: the maxillary, frontal, sphenoid, and ethmoid sinuses.

 

 

“There are air-filled spaces called, the paranasal sinuses, which are located inside the facial bones surrounding the nose and ears. The paranasal sinuses do not exist at birth, but their sizes and the shapes may vary as they develop through the youth years. There are many glands located inside the paranasal sinuses, secreting mucus into the nose. The mucus filters the dust and humidifies inhaled air before it reaches the respiratory tract. They decrease the relative weight of the skull and increase the resonance of the voice.”

It was the outline given during my oriental medicine studies. Amazingly, I can still remember their proposed functions and contents which I had to memorize for exams.

However, I found the latest edition still yields the same contents on the subject. The functions of the nose were still described as “proposed.”

Throughout our entire lives, we breathe in and out through our nose incessantly, however, we have been relatively unaware of the sophisticated inner-nose structure and the importance of the paranasal sinuses.

Prior to developing the current therapy to treat rhinitis and sinusitis, I had been no different; I was a doctor but lacked in sufficient knowledge about the nose. However, it seems many still live with the absence of the knowledge.

I came to realize the nose, which is not just centrally located on the face, but it is central to our quality of living and the threshold of breathing: vital to sustain our lives. This provides the very reason to share my knowledge; that is to provide more updated information on the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses beyond the current proposed theories.

In this attempt, I desire to reshape the conventional treatment methods for rhinitis and sinusitis. We will firstly look at the anatomical structure of the nose including the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, and share my findings.

◉ The Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses

Nasal Anatomy

Anatomically speaking, the nasal cavity is not a simple tunnel; it consists of three partitions: the inferior, middle and superior turbinates. Those are inter-connected through small orifices to the paranasal sinuses, making it a complex design consists of four pairs of empty spaces. Therefore these are active, living and breathable spaces.

This function deserves a more detailed elaboration. Through nasal breathing, the inhaled air passes through the frontal sinuses in the forehead; the maxillary sinus, in the cheekbone; the ethmoid sinuses, behind the nostrils; and the sphenoid sinuses, behind the ethmoid sinuses. Therefore, inhaled air circulates inside the entire sinuses. Most patients became amazed with this information, for they had never heard of it before. It will be continued. See you soon buddies. = ) 

 

 

Dr. Lee Woojeong/CEO of Clinic Cosoom 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surgery is not the answer to your nasal problems: You can heal it using pricking acupuncture therapy (by Dr. Lee Method)

The Therapy Made a Great Progess

 

After turning the pages, the therapy made a great progress; a 3-hour round-trip daily commute to the clinic and home did not cause her to catch a cold. She finished her treatment in about 20 visits to the clinic.

 

 

 

She did not receive a surgery in order to treat her long time nasal problems. With her efforts and mine, trust between a patiend and me made a miracle, I believe.

 

Treating Allergic Rhinitis and Atrophic Rhinitis Using Acupuncture

 

 The condition induces hypersensitivity provoked by allergens, therefore, at the slighted attempt to penetrate the nasal mucosa causes sneezing. I have to wait for a few sneezes after a quick prick. Sneezing often induces splashing of blood and mucus.

 

Inflammation caused by allergic rhinitis is not confined to the membrane lining of the nose, but it is a systematic condition inducing itchiness and discomfort in other parts of the body, including the eyes, conjunctiva, throat, inner ear and even anus. Therefore, treating the nose alone does not improve the condition. Subsequently, people must be mindful of changing their physical constitution through what they have on their table. Unless its symptoms are severe, a careful selection of what you eat can drive out the symptoms from the body.

 

Accounting people with allergic rhinitis, many of them practice vegetarian diet already. In such case, a few quick needle pricking on the nasal mucosa to relieve blood stasis brought immediate changes as if it were waiting for this to happen. This is the most ideal case.

 

If not, most allergic rhinitis patients require 1.5 to 2 times more visits than chronic rhinitis patients.

The 3 common major symptoms of allergic rhinitis are transparent nasal discharge, sneezing and nasal congestion. However, clinical judgment being made during treatment is based on the severity of the sneezing. The frequency of sneezing subsides as the treatment progresses.

 

The dryness caused by under low secretion in the nasal mucosa and slight bleeding when blowing the nose are the symptoms atrophic rhinitis patients experience. Scatter-pricking the membranes reinvigorate their functions. Some constantly apply ointment, however this is not a fundamental approach.

 

The pricking therapy that rejuvenates the membranes is also applicable to other parts of the body. 

 

                    <Me with a doctor who participated in my nose pricking therapy session>