Alleviating sinus woes
Sinusitis or allergic rhinitis is a long-term chronic condition affecting about 20% of the population and up to 40% of children.
LINA, 14, has been suffering from sinus since young. Her father C.L. Lee often worries about her condition.
Although the doctor has given Lina some antihistamines and even a nasal spray, her sinus woes tend to recur.
The major concern is that Lina is lagging behind in her studies, as she has not been sleeping well due to her sinus problem.
Most people would blame dust or cold conditions as the cause of a sensitive nose.
However, it is not the environment that is causing the sensitive nose but the sufferer’s immune system, which is hypersensitive.
A nose linked to a hypersensitive immune system hyper reacts to even small amounts of dust or temperature changes.
Sinusitis or allergic rhinitis (as it is known medically) is a long-term chronic condition affecting about 20% of the population and up to 40% of children.
Patients with sinus problems suffer frequent and prolonged respiratory infections as well as frequent asthma, which is difficult to control.
One study showed that allergic patients spend twice as much in medical costs and visit their doctors twice as often.
Sinus affects school-going children in various ways.
The Journal Allergy and Asthma Proceedings reported in 2007 that children suffering sinusitis experience sleep disturbances, compromised learning performance, behaviour and attention, besides reduced participation in social activities.
Although drugs such as antihistamines and steroidal nasal sprays are helpful to treat symptoms, these medications do not address the root of a hypersensitive immune system.
Clinically proven alternative
Lectranal is a natural, activated astragalus root extract formulated by scientists at the Ruder Boskovic Centre in Zagreb, Croatia. This herbal medicine has been rigorously trialled, tested and found to be able to treat hypersensitive noses.
Results of this research were published in the journal, Phytotherapy Research, in 2010.
Treatment with Lectranal resulted in seven out of 10 patients experiencing significant relief in nasal and eye symptoms after two months.
Lectranal aims precisely at the hypersensitive nature of the immune system – the immune system is tuned naturally to a normally functioning mode instead of the oversensitive mode it tends to be.
Essentially, Lectranal helps calm hypersensitive immune systems from going out of control every time it meets an allergen such as dust or temperature changes.
Lectranal works by directing the immune system towards normal response and imparting a memory to help it recognise harmless allergens – it prevents the nose from going into a sensitive state.
The recommended dose is one capsule of Lectranal twice a day.
Lee came across Lectranal online and decided to let Lina try it.
After two weeks, Lina’s condition remained unchanged.
He was disappointed but persisted, as Lee understood that the process of rebalancing a hypersensitive immune system would take at least two months.
For Lina, small improvements were visible from week three. Her sneezing frequency lessened and the watery mucous became drier.
By week five, her sensitivity to dust had considerably improved and her running nose seemed to have disappeared.
Lina is now sleeping soundly through the night and doing much better in school now that her “sinus” troubles have been naturally dealt with.
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