palpation of cheeks and maxillary sinus wall

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travmmann - 15 Jul 2006 10:48 GMT

Palpation of cheeks and maxillary sinus wall with ends of fingers-anybody
tried this to try and improve cilia function? Had any success?

Kindest personal regards,
Ray The Travellin' Man.....Ray Armstrong your eyes and ears on the Tweed!!
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judy.n - 15 Jul 2006 15:34 GMT

I once had an osteopathic physician offer to manipulate my sinuses, and
always wished I let him try it.
Judy

> Palpation of cheeks and maxillary sinus wall with ends of fingers-anybody
> tried this to try and improve cilia function? Had any success?
>
> Kindest personal regards,
> Ray The Travellin' Man.....Ray Armstrong your eyes and ears on the Tweed!!
> Let's Keep Music Liiiiiiiiiiiive!!!!!!!

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Steven L. - 16 Jul 2006 02:54 GMT

> Palpation of cheeks and maxillary sinus wall with ends of fingers-anybody
> tried this to try and improve cilia function? Had any success?

We once had a frisky female sinus patient here once, named "Preesi," who
claimed she got sinus relief by applying her vibrator to her face.

Don't laugh, that makes some sense. The vibrations from her vibrator
probably shook loose all the thick secretions from her sinuses, enabling
them to be removed more easily. Asthmatics use a "flutter device" whose
vibrations help shake loose the secretions in their lungs.

There is a risk: She could end up loosening her corneas that way too.
So we advised her to keep her vibrator well away from her eyes.

If you don't have access to a vibrator, you might try this with an
electric beard trimmer which also generates vibrations.

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Don Brady - 16 Jul 2006 15:57 GMT

>Don't laugh, that makes some sense. The vibrations from her vibrator
>probably shook loose all the thick secretions from her sinuses, enabling
>them to be removed more easily. Asthmatics use a "flutter device" whose
>vibrations help shake loose the secretions in their lungs.
>
>There is a risk: She could end up loosening her corneas that way too.

Right - or worse yet the retina if it were on the point of detaching anyway.

This risk may be mainly in the hypothetical category but I personally would not
take the risk.

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Murray Grossan - 17 Jul 2006 23:14 GMT

On 7/15/06 6:54 PM, in article
8%gug.5014$vO.3531@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net, "Steven L."
<sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote:

>> Palpation of cheeks and maxillary sinus wall with ends of fingers-anybody
>> tried this to try and improve cilia function? Had any success?
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> If you don't have access to a vibrator, you might try this with an
> electric beard trimmer which also generates vibrations.

A proven effective way to apply vibration to the sinuses is sound as a low
pitched "ooooommmmmmmm". Not quite as effective as pulsatile irrigation
butist is effective in loosening secretions in Sinuses and Chest. Also a
Kazoo works.

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Murray Grossan - 19 Jul 2006 04:09 GMT

On 7/17/06 3:14 PM, in article C0E159EC.4EAB%hydromed@adelphia.net, "Murray
Grossan" <hydromed@adelphia.net> wrote:

> On 7/15/06 6:54 PM, in article
> 8%gug.5014$vO.3531@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net, "Steven L."
[quoted text clipped - 21 lines]
> butist is effective in loosening secretions in Sinuses and Chest. Also a
> Kazoo works.

In addition to the Kazoo there is a device called The Flutter Device, more
for the chest. Try "ooooommmmmm'.

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