Nasal infection cleaning

Ask:
I have had lifelong nasal problems due to a deviated septum and a longstanding infection called nasal vestibulitis. Antibiotics and “washing out” have been unsuccessful. The infection seems to be in one sinus and I have a scab high up in my nostril, making it hard to blow and causing discomfort. What do you suggest? I don’t want to have surgery.

Reply:
A deviated septum where the bony partition between the nostrils deviates slightly to one side is common and shouldn’t cause a major problem unless there is also an infection. I believe its prevalence is due to the fact that a newborn baby sleeps on the side that the mother tends to prefer when she finishes eating. If you look at a baby sleeping in bed with his mother, her face is often buried in the mattress, and I suspect the problem of a deviated septum starts then, while the bones and cartilage are still soft and malleable. . So it is best to lay the baby on his back from the beginning so that the septum bone can grow straight.

However, her problem is more related to her vetibulitis, an infection of the area (the vestibule) inside the opening of each nostril. There are several reasons why the nasal tract, vestibules, and/or sinus lining may become swollen, inflamed, and discharge mucus. One is, in fact, a bacterial or viral infection that settles in the mucosal lining of the nose and causes inflammation and other symptoms. Constant discharge and thickening of the lining of the nasal tract (caused by inflammation and overactivity) narrow the passageway, and the situation can be aggravated by a deviated septum (which tends to push to one side, making it narrower), so that one nostril can become totally blocked.

Nasal inflammation can also be a reaction to airborne allergens such as dust particles, house dust mites, pollen, fumes from aerosol sprays, and chemicals such as pesticides. Also, the body can use the nose to expel toxins that cannot pass through the filtering system of the kidneys. The culprits here can be intestinal toxins, foods that the body is intolerant to, including dairy mold or fungal types of food, and constipation, which causes excess mucus secretion.

My treatment starts with cleansing the bowel so we can be sure this isn’t contributing to the problem, then focuses on cleansing the nasal “tract” which allows you to breathe through the body’s nostrils at once, a feature important in Ayurvedic medicine.

* Avoid dairy products, also citrus fruits, spicy foods, excess carbohydrates (sugar, bread, pasta, etc.), ice cream, cold drinks and bananas, which produce excess mucus.
* Avoid all yeast products, mushrooms, mold-related foods like cheese, alcoholic beverages, and vinegar, and also long cycles of birth control pills and HRT, as these tend to trigger yeast infections (candida overgrowth) , which is a cause of leaky gut syndrome, where toxins push into the bloodstream.
* Make sure you are not constipated. Take two Herbolax tablets or one Qurs Mullayan tablet at bedtime for one month.
* Clean your nose with two drops of sinus oil in each nose before going to bed for a month.
* Take the Unani Lauq Sepistan supplement: half a teaspoon twice a day for a month, to help dry out the nose.
* Try the yogic method of nasal douches, fill a neti pot with 250 ml of warm water. Add half a teaspoon of table salt and stir. Tilt your hand to the side and, gently breathing only through your mouth, insert the nozzle into your upper nostril and gently pour in the water. This will seep and then flow steadily if it comes out of the lower nostril and brings up mucus. Repeat with your head tilted to the other side. Then blow your nose well. Expel any residual water by doing the cleansing breathing routine.
* To combat allergies, try a homeopathic desensitizing program.
* Try acupuncture.