{"id":2039,"date":"2023-07-24T10:06:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T08:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nz\/blog\/2023\/07\/24\/using-light-therapy-to-help-ease-sinus-infection-pain\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T08:34:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T06:34:06","slug":"using-light-therapy-to-help-ease-sinus-infection-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nz\/blog\/2023\/07\/24\/using-light-therapy-to-help-ease-sinus-infection-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Using light therapy to help ease sinus infection pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><strong>Sinuses<\/strong> are pockets of air behind your nose, cheekbones, eyes, and forehead. They are lined with cells that produce mucus, which traps foreign substances like allergens, irritants, and viruses. Normally, these invaders are carried out of the body through the nose or swallowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes <strong>viruses<\/strong> are able to bypass this protective barrier, causing the lining of the sinuses to become <strong>inflamed<\/strong> and sometimes <strong>infected<\/strong>. The inflammation causes swelling that blocks mucus from draining (congestion). It creates <strong>sinus pain<\/strong> and pressure or a <strong>sinus headache<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>Sinuses can become inflamed and painful when infected by a virus or bacteria or during allergy season. It can feel like pressure in your face or a sinus headache. Other conditions such as allergies, nasal polyps, and tooth infections can also contribute to sinus pain and symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2011<a name=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a>, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of <strong>red light therapy<\/strong> on 23 patients with chronic <b>rhino-sinusitis<\/b>&nbsp;(a condition that causes facial pain and pressure similar to headache). Both treatments were found to significantly decrease symptoms, and effects were sustained for a minimum of two months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/page-3-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/page-3-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/page-3-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/page-3-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/page-3-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/page-3-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/page-3-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/page-3.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong> How will light therapy help provide relief from sinus infection pain?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Photizo Pain Relief<\/strong> light therapy alleviates <strong>pain <\/strong>and<strong> inflammation<\/strong> and will help to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reduce pro-inflammatory cytokines<\/strong> and <strong>increase anti-inflammatory cytokines<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reduce inflammation<\/strong> by modulating inflammatory cells<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reduce oxidative stress<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Improve drainage of the lymphatic vessels <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increase quality sleep.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"_ftn1\" href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21290392\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sinuses are pockets of air behind your nose, cheekbones, eyes, and forehead. 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