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Sinus infections are inflammation based. Sinusitis is when inflammation is chronic, and the body is unable to overcome it. Sinusitis or sinus infections may be acute (coming on suddenly) or chronic (long-lasting & nothing seems to fix it.
There are sinus cavities above the eyebrows, behind the nose, and under the cheekbones. When the mucus membranes within the sinuses become inflamed, mucus is generated. Sometimes even air is trapped, which puts pressure on the walls of the sinus cavities, making our face hurt, causing difficulty in breathing thru the nose — this is called sinusitis.
Studies have shown that 37 million people per year in the US are affected with sinusitis at one time or another involving all age brackets.
Is There a Natural, Safer Treatment Option?
Some people immediately run to a doctor wanting antibiotics, which may not help since not all sinusitis is due to bacteria. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been proven effective in enabling the body to overcome inflammation. Many of our patients find that when they use low light Laser Therapy to treat their sinus infections, they experience two things: First — patients notice a significant difference after 1 treatment (breathing easier and sinus drainage); Second — they are less likely to get recurring infections, as is often the case when taking antibiotics.
Irradiation of red light penetrates several millimeters into tissue; in the infrared part of the spectrum, the penetration goes up to several centimeters, usually 4–6 cm. This is a very advantageous fact for treating sinusitis, for laser irradiation can be applied externally. However, when applying a red laser, it is necessary to introduce a light guide in the sinus.
Laser therapy is a safe, painless, non-invasive, and effective therapy to reduce pain and swelling, allowing the body to restore damaged tissue. Laser therapy uses red and infrared light to relieve pain and accelerate healing and decrease inflammation. When the light source is placed against the skin, the photons penetrate several centimeters and get absorbed by the mitochondria, the cell’s energy-producing cells part. This energy fuels many positive physiological responses resulting in the restoration of normal cell function. Laser therapy offers our bodies the opportunity to heal with no side effects and no long term damage.
Long Term/Cumulative Effects of Laser Therapy:
LLLT irradiation is a benefit for the treatment of acute sinusitis. External irradiation with a laser with 830 nm wavelength, enabling the beam to penetrate 4–6 cm deep, is recommended. Irradiation with red light-emitting lasers is also effective. Still, due to the need for application through a light guide inserted into the cavity, this method has been discarded from clinical practice.
Laser irradiation works through its analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and biostimulation effects on ease of pain or elimination. It also causes a quicker withdrawal of inflammation and edema of the mucosa. It thus brings restoration of drainage of sines as well as normalization of mucociliary function. Immunomodulatory effect — improvement of both specific and non-specific immunities by stimulation of T and B lymphocytes, lysozyme, and phagocytosis — is also significant. Stimulation of Langerhans cells of the mucose of sines is presumed, too.
Laser irradiation in treating sinusitis has no contraindications (except for general contraindications, i.e., malignant tumors in the irradiation area or epilepsy). As physiotherapy, it can suitably complement therapy with antibiotics, mucolytics, and antihistaminics. The use of a laser with 830 nm wavelength appears to be the most beneficiary on diagnosis sinusitis acute with liquid levels in paranasal sinuses, the treatment of which was cut down by 59 percent in average, and on a group of patients with plain catarrhal obscure and decreased transparency (the most frequent) where the duration of therapy was shortened by 39 percent.
By using red light therapy devices from Kaiyan Medical, you’re able to reduce sinus inflammation and improve your immune system by investing a few minutes using a red light device.
