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