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Heal Sinus with acupuncture

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Relieve Sinus with Acupuncture X For many winter can be a dreaded event bringing with it frost and damp cold. This can aggravate the lining of your sinuses blocking proper air flow and and causing nasal swelling. Sinuses are air pockets located in the forehead between the eyes and the cheekbones and if they do not drain  properly this can result in difficulty breathing through your nose, facial pain, sore throat, ear infection, headache, persistent cough and seasonal colds.     Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Sinusitis According to Chinese traditional medicine, sinusitis can be caused by several things, including lung and spleen dampness, lung heat, and lung and spleen damp heat. In the Care Cure Clinic we use a combination of herbs and acupuncture to drain your sinuses by loosening mucus and stimulating movement in your head. Our acupuncturists work by stimulating the small channels connecting the sinuses to the nasal passages. This allows the mucus to drai