Korea's No 1 Oriental Medicine Clinic for Nose: Dr. Lee's Sinuse School Column : Frequent Tonsillitis Breakout

 

 

 

Frequent Tonsillitis Breakout

How to Cure

 

Many people suffer from frequent tonsillitis breakout,  how do we cure it?  Do we need a tonsillectomy? Dr. Lee tells you things you need to know if you make up your mind to have a surgery. Your tonsil might be weak if you suffer from frequent tonsillitis, however you have to also watch your sleep pattern. You might be mouth-breathing while you sleep.

 

Here, Dr. Lee tells you about frequent tonsillitis and your sleep pattern. --> Click below

 

 

 

Q. Why tonsillitis occur so frequently?

 

 

Dr. Lee's Note:

 

The condition can be caused by either viral or bacterial infections. It accompanies high fever and severe pain is experienced when swallowing saliva. 

 

The tissue of the tonsils has the tendency to swell much when it is infected. It could even obstruct the airway of the throat, suffocation is possible.

 

While it may be possible to treat tonsillitis with medicines, however, would there be a radical treatment to deter its recurrences?

 

This certainly is worth pondering. Tonsillitis caused by infections may not be so serious when it is appropriately treated, but in some cases exposing to cold air can cause infection in the tonsils and making swallowing painful. There are also other cases where people constantly suffer from inflammation of tonsil without infections. Why the tonsils are so susceptible to inflammation and infections?

 

Chronic tonsillitis that comes with high fever or inflammation of the tonsils that may cause low degree fever has a common culprit: mouth breathing. Nasal breathing, in which inhaled air goes through the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, ensures the air is filtered, air conditioned and humidified before it reaches to the bronchial tubes and lungs. In this case, catching tonsillitis is rare. However, in mouth breathing, the inhaled air, often cold air, comes in direct contact with the throat, irritating the tonsils, making them prone to inflammation and engorgement. For this reason, such case of tonsillitis can be effectively prevented by treating rhinitis and sinusitis to restore the ventilation in the nasal passages and sinuses, so that they can function optimally to bring relief to the tonsils, bronchial tubes and lungs.

 

But the subject of concern is limited to tonsillitis in this section.

 

The recurring episodes of tonsillitis can be explained by the following. At the early stage, anti-inflammatory medicines can easily treat the infection within 2 to 3 days. However, the infection may have been gone while the engorged tissue has not shrunk back to its original size completely. (It is similar to that of burnt wounds, swelling remains for prolonged period.) When this repeats, the tonsils can even become big as a walnut. Enlarged tonsils are not inherent, but caused by repeated swelling induced by infections. This is called, Tonsillar Hypertrophy. The tissues of the tonsils in such case are not treatable with anti-inflammatory drugs, as those are not inflamed in nature. Therefore, the size does not shrink back.

 

This does not cause pain, but it is swollen more than the normal tissues. Therefore, fatigue or compromised immune system results in making the tissues prone to infections.

 

The essential treatment is to bring back the tissues to its original size to free them from infections, not the drug therapy that targets inflammation.

 

----> For frequent tonsillitis, surgeries are often recommended. But the needle pricking therapy on the tonsils is a safe and effective alternative approach. I have employed pricking therapy that the time has proven effective in treating frequent tonsillitis.

 

Check out your snoring pattern and see where you belong!

 

 

Check out your pattern of snoring and see where you belong!

 

 

(Dr. Lee in her treatment with a needle-pricking therapy into sinuses of a patient)

 

 

The Level of Snoring

 

 

Stage 0: Clear inhaling with no sound during a deep sleep - Healthy

 

Stage 1: Slight snoring at the beginning of a deep sleep - Good

 

Stage 2: Periodical snoring - Slightly blocked sinuses

 

Stage 3: Repeat loud and soft snoring – Heavily congested sinuses

 

Stage 4: No snoring, but breathing through the mouth - Worse than Stage 3

 

Stage 5: Sleeping with an open mouth

 

Stage 6: Possible sleep apnea syndrome

 

 

Stage 0 indicates healthy state of the sinuses. Stage 1, which exhibits slight snoring in the begging of sleep is considered to be in a good state. Stage 2 indicates a partial blockage somewhere in the paranasal sinuses. In stage 3, it exhibits the alternating pattern of loud and soft snoring, caused by more blocked sinuses.

 

 

People who belong to stage 4 may not have loud snoring, but mouth breathing is being carried out in a subtle manner. No one hardly recognizes the seriousness of the condition, but this could be more devastating than snoring. The sinuses are more blocked than the previous stage. If the sinuses become more obstructed than stage 3, nasal breathing becomes more difficult, leading the mouth to open. Breathing through both mouth and the nose does not vibrate the uvula. Subtle mouth breathing does not create enough negative pressure to move the uvula to generate sound. In some cases, people inhale through the nose and exhale through their mouth, making it difficult to define it as snoring, however, the blockage is more serious than the 3rd stage. Feeling dryness in the throat, lips, or mouth after waking up, or soreness in the throat, or drooling marks mouth breathing. People who frequently suffer from the following symptoms should look into this matter carefully: sore throat, tonsillitis, slight cough, bronchitis, laryngitis.

 

 

At stage 5, people, whose sinuses are almost completely blocked, complain fatigue after waking up. Their mouth is opened during their sleep and the uvula vibrates over night. At this stage, people begin to think the snoring could be the underlying reason for the tiredness.

Dr. Lee's Sinus School: Stages of Snoring and The Key to Snoring Treatment

 

 

 

Treatment for Snoring

You can stop snoring through a non-surgical way.

<Dr. Lee's Sinus School Column # 102>

 

It is only natural to minimize the Bernoulli Effect by expanding the constricted area of the airway where it creates the frictional sound.  To treat this condition, ENT focuses on the uvula that hangs loose as the cause, performing staphyloplasty: a surgical removal of the uvula. 

 

First up though, please watch this video, which tells the stages of snoring and see where you are now.

 

 

 

 

The tongue also has been subjected for snoring reduction. In more serious snoring cases, following procedures are performed: genioglossurs advancement, hyoid myotomy suspension, thyrohyoidopexy, hyoid myotomy, submucosal minimal invasive lingual excision.

 

 

There is also a surgical operation called, maxillomandibular advancement, to widen the airway. Continuous positive airway pressure can also be implemented as a non-surgical treatment to breathe continuously during sleeping.

 

Inherently large uvula or sagging uvula caused by aging can be surgically treated; the name of the surgery has been changed from uvulectomy to staphylocplasty as the later excision retains the shape of the uvula, greatly reducing the risk of chocking. There are people who were born with broad soft palate and long uvula. In that case, it can be observed they began snoring at a very young age. A surgery may be recommended in such cases. However, there is a doubt whether repeating staphyloplasty is appropriate for recurred snoring.

 

Often patients who had a staphyolplasty for snoring visit to the clinic. Those are the ones who suffer a relapse. Majority of them become stunned at the result which was more effective than harsh staphyoplasty, after their ventilation was restored in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. They became able to breathe clearly, indicating the sinuses and cavity free from any obstruction. This treatment eradicates snoring and ensures sound sleeping at night and clear breathing during the day.

 

I believe an appropriate snoring treatment should consist of restoring the ventilation in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses; the same method of treatment applies as being done in treating the rhinitis and sinusitis.

 

The treatment consists of blood-pricking in the nasal mucosa to decongest the nasal cavity and use suction treatment to draw any trapped pus to clear the sinuses. Once the nasal cavity and sinuses are cleared, patients can instantly find their snoring has been reduced on the spot.

 

Try to mimic snoring sound while breathing through your mouth. You might find the uvula vibrates and makes snoring sound. In this case, removing the uvula would reduce the sound of snoring (however, this surgery may end the snoring, but not mouth breathing).

 

Now, try to do it with your mouth closed. The uvula does not vibrate, but the sound is generated from the palate. The sound can be regulated by narrowing the nasal cavity, through which controls the air intake to make the palate adhere to the uvula.

 

The origin of the snoring sound is not around the uvula that has been removed; it is around the soft palate, the roof of the mouth. The nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses which are located superior to the palate can be restored to their shapes, invigorating the sinus functions to clear the head and eyes, even brining relief to tensed neck and shoulders. --------> This is the key in treating snoring.

 

For more information please go to Dr. Lee's Sinus School Lectures on youtube

 

 

<The Society for Non-Invasive Snoring and Sleep Apnea Therapy>

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VvbltqvyE

 

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About Dr. Lee

 

 

Dr. Woojeong, Lee (OMD) /CEO of Cosoom Oriental Medicine Network Clinics

& Founding President of the Society for Non-Invasive Snoring and Sleep Apnea Therapy

Her acupuncture therapy in the nasal mucosa is an innovative treatment that not only reduces the swelling to clear the nose but it also revitalizes the membranes to stand against sinus colds.

Dr. Lee's Sinus School #5: Sleep Apnea Treatment

Please note that people with snoring or sleep apnea syndrome should neither neglect nor opt to have a surgery. This must be considered as a signal sent by the cerebrum to look after the sinuses.

 

What is Sleep Apnea

 

Snoring and sleep apneas can be distinguished by their degree of blockage in the respiratory tract. Snoring, while their airway is constricted, does not stop breathing, however, a completely blocked airway does not allow air to pass. If such condition lasts more than 10 seconds, it could be diagnosed as sleep apnea syndrome. It is required to check first, whether the patient subject to care breathe through the mouth during sleeping. Even though there is no signs of mouth breathing, restoring the ventilation in the nasal cavity and sinuses holds the primary importance. Concurrently, check the size of the pharynx, larynx and tonsils to determine whether obesity requires to be dealt with.

 

In conjunction with acupuncture therapy, it can decongest the affected area, bringing the cure without a surgical operation.     

 

 

The Level of Snoring

 

Stage 0: Clear inhaling with no sound during a deep sleep - Healthy

Stage 1: Slight snoring at the beginning of a deep sleep - Good

Stage 2: Periodical snoring - Slightly blocked sinuses

Stage 3: Repeat loud and soft snoring – Heavily congested sinuses

Stage 4: No snoring, but breathing through the mouth - Worse than Stage 3

Stage 5: Sleeping with an open mouth

Stage 6: Possible sleep apnea syndrome

 

Sleep apnea becomes apparent at stage 6, much of the ostiomeatal complex is constricted, inducing severe breathing difficulty. While this stage of sleep apnea is very critical, stage 4 requires the utmost attention to diagnose. Most patients do not snore at that stage, but they are unaware of mouth breathing without snoring is more critical than snoring with their mouth closed.

 

I can assure that restoring the ventilation in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses can improve snoring as well as sleep apnea in every stage of snoring.

 

If you wish to know more about snoring and sleep apnea, please look up my recent book

on sinusitits and rhinitis which contains 25 years of experience as oriental medical doctor, specialized in sinusitis treatment without receiving a surgery. 

 

 

 

 

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The Cosoom clinic is famous for its specialized method that heals sinusitis and rhinitis.

Dr. Lee Woo Jeong, the Korean medicine doctor has 25 years of experience in treating

rhinitis and sinusitis. She says, in order to recover your nasal problems you should not receive

a surgery because it deters your nose to come back its original state.

 

Her method is a fundamental method for it helps your natural immune system. Also it believes the

power of your body. With her own specialized pricking threrapy, you can heal a chrnonic

sinus problems.

 

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It is a saga that collects all her experience in treating sinusitis for 25 years.

 

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schools to give her lectures on her method.

 

These are available on her youtube channel.

Welcome to Clinic Cosoom

Reasons for Sinusitis & Treatment of Sinusitis through Acupuncture (Causes & Remedies)

If the inflammation is remained only at the nasal mucosa, it is diagnosed as rhinitis; however, if it spreads to the membranes in the paranasal sinuses, and constant discharge of purulent exudate was observed, it is diagnosed as empyema or more commonly known as sinusitis. 

 

 

Sinusitis Development

 

Sinusitis is caused by an infection from a virus or bacteria. When the common cold virus, which is much smaller in size than bacteria, enters through the nose, majority of the people who are healthy can recover within a week. To explain why the common cold turned into sinusitis in anatomical perspective is the swelling of the nasal mucosa blocked the entrance of the paranasal sinuses.

 

 

 

Dr. Lee's Specialized Method to Treat Sinusitis: LWM Apply

 

Inferior to the middle turbinate, there are ostia connecting the frontal sinuses, ethmoid sinuses, and maxillary sinuses. When the mucous membrane lining of the nose is swollen due to a cold, the secretion glands continue to induce mucus but drainage ducts have been blocked. Then, the obstructed paranasal sinuses collect mucus inside. This facilitates bacterial growth in the membranes submerged in the pool of mucus and the paranasal sinuses are infected. The paranasal sinuses with obstructed ostia become an ideal environment for bacteria to multiply; this will result in sinusitis. This sinusitis is often difficult to treat with antibiotics to control the inflammation, subsequently; a surgical removal of the inflamed membranes is practiced. However, this is not the fundamental treatment to cure sinusitis.

 

LWM is a therapy that connects with patients. Every patient may complain of nasal congestion, but through the treatment process, which includes Q&A with patients, it reveals the affected regions all differ from patient to patient. Therefore, patient-centered focus should be intrinsic to the practice of the method which allows to precisely identify the source of the problems through communicating and customizes its treatments for individual patients.

 

LWM therapy centers around restoring the functions of the nasal parts. The limited view on the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses recognize them only as a part of the respiratory tract, therefore surgical exegesis of body parts in order to secure the airway is justified. But every part in the body has their own reason for their existence. The nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses serve more than as airways; those perform as a cooling fan in a computer, a cooling device for the head. LWM is founded on the understanding the unique features of the paranasal sinuses, accordingly, it restores their original functions without undermining any of their anatomical structure.

 

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