Some Tips For My Regular Readers (and patients)

Posted on15. Dec, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Many of my regular readers (big HUG) are also families that I see in my clinic. First, thank you for entrusting the care of your children to me. I see this as a great privilege, and a huge responsibility. And as a parent, I know how difficult it can be to put the health of [...]

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What to Look For in a Humidifier – An Update

Posted on09. Sep, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

.This is an update from an article that I posted about a year ago, What to Look For in a Humidifier: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly. As we enter the cold and flu season, as the weather cools down and we turn up the heat at home, at school, and at work, nasal drying [...]

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When Your Allergic Rhinitis Is NOT Allergic

Posted on16. Jun, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Most of the readers of this blog site are familiar with the symptoms of rhinitis: Stuffy nose – nasal congestion Runny nose – “rhinorrhea” Phlegm in the throat – “post-nasal drip” Most of us make the assumption that these are signs of allergies – allergic rhinitis – that these symptoms result from an allergic reaction [...]

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A Story About a Sugar: The X-Factor

Posted on11. Jun, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

I want to tell y’all a little story about a sugar – Xylitol. Cool name. Sounds a little futuristic. In my mind, any name with X’s or Z’s sounds like something from a 1950’s scifi movie. Maybe an alien name. First, to see the full image, click on the image that accompanies this blog post [...]

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THE Single Most Common Misconception About Sinus Headaches

Posted on26. May, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

When is a “sinus headache” NOT from your sinuses? When it IS from your sinuses, what can you do about it? Those of us with the diagnosis of sinusitis are familiar with a “sinus headache” – the pain and sense of sinus pressure. We just know that the pain that we are experiencing is from [...]

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Rhinitis of Pregnancy – What It Is, What To Do About It

Posted on03. Mar, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Miracles Yes, growing a new human inside you is a miracle, one of life’s wonders. Something to cherish, and we men envy this about you. You –  woman – are amazing! But, we don’t envy the physiological toll that pregnancy collects from you women – pregnancy, for all of its beauty, can be physically grueling. [...]

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5-Step Program to Eliminate Chronic Sinusitis (and 1 more)

Posted on24. Feb, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

We know that chronic sinusitis is the result of biofilm-forming bacteria. How can we use that information to treat sinusitis? Here is a 5-step program to eliminate biofilm and sinusitis – for you or your child.

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TESTING – CT Imaging the Sinuses

Posted on02. Dec, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Another family just came to see me, referred for “sinus headaches”. They bring a computer disc with them containing the CT scan of their 4-year-old’s sinuses. The child has had many CT scans. As we review them, it quickly becomes clear that no one has ever reviewed ANY of the scans with them. So I gave them a short course in “Reading Sinus CT Scans”. Here it is …

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Is REFLUX Causing Your Child’s Asthma?

Posted on11. Nov, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

About 75% of those with asthma have reflux symptoms. For adults, that means heartburn, burping. For children, they often don’t have classic symptoms. In fact, asthma or other respiratory disorders may be the symptoms in children. This brief post describes how to tell whether you should consider reflux as the cause of your child’s asthma.

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Quit Smoking: Do It For Your Kids

Posted on21. Oct, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

If You, or Your Children, Have Asthma, Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Otitis, … If your child has any of these chronic inflammatory aero-digestive disorders, YOU. MUST. QUIT. SMOKING. Tobacco smoke has been shown, with no doubt, to cause all of these ailments: asthma, rhinitis, sinusitis, otitis.  Not to mention that smoking will take, on average, 15 years [...]

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Some Facts About Your Air Quality From the American Lung Association

Posted on07. Oct, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

From the American Lung Association, here are some facts about our air quality for 2010. Some of them are encouraging, like improved air quality in most of the worst-polluted cities compared to last year’s list. Some discouraging, like just how bad our air quality remains. The list provides some tips on improving our air quality. Continue reading to check it out …

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Chronic Airway-Digestive Inflammatory Disorders: do YOU have CAID?

Posted on23. Sep, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Allergic Rhinitis: 40 – 50 Million in USA with allergic rhinitis 10-30%  of adults have allergic rhinitis Almost 40% of children miss some school each year due to allergies! 12 Million doctor-visits per year for allergic rhinitis! 55% of those with sinusitis have history of allergic rhinitis. Sinusitis: estimated 20-30 Million in USA with sinusitis [...]

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Use Plants to Purify and Detoxify Your Air

Posted on15. Jul, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Interesting story: We have NASA and an asthmatic in India to thank for finding the right plants to detoxify our air for us. That’s right, NASA – the space people, and a business man with severe asthma. And plants also provide us with oxygen as an added benefit. Here’s the story …

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The Human Pollution Experiment …

Posted on08. Jul, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

“… OK then, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, we’ll put your little Sally in this box for 6 months, and pipe industrial waste smoke into the box to see how that affects her nose and lungs and stuff. Oh, and we’ll need to take some surgical biopsies occasionally. You’re cool with that, right?
Just sign here …”

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Honey – Nature’s Antibiotic

Posted on24. Jun, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

You may have noticed that your honey never seems to develop mold or bacterial contamination, even when it isn’t refrigerated after opening.  We now know why this is: honey has innate anti-microbial activity. Honey is a natural antibiotic !!  Who knew? Well, it seems that ancient humans knew:  For over 2 thousand years humans have [...]

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What You Need To Know About Everyday Bacteria

Posted on21. Jun, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Check out this INFOGRAPHIC on bacteria. It’s full of interesting information.

For example, I’ll bet you didn’t know:

That the face of your cell phone has 100 times more bacteria on it than your toilet seat!

These facts and more …

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Sinus Rinses: if once/day is good, is 4x/day even better?

Posted on03. Jun, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

And other stuff on my mind …

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Some Good Books, and Other Stuff

Posted on25. Apr, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

By my calculations, if only 138 Million of you click through my link to Amazon and spend $1,000 each, I will have enough to help support my Fig Newton addiction. That’ll happen, right?

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Saline Sinus Rinses: What Good Are They? 1/4

Posted on22. Apr, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

I have been personally coping with allergic rhinitis from the age of 6 or so, and with recurrent and chronic sinusitis for at least 20 years now. Although I was fortunate that allergy desensitization (allergy shots), gave me great relief, somewhere around age 8, I am not completely symptom free. Antihistamines, the standard conventional treatment, were not much benefit. And I hate the side effects. So, about 10 years ago I began using the home remedy of nasal-sinus irrigation using a weak salt water (saline) concoction. This is a method of cleansing the nasal and sinus cavities.

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8 Dangerous Complications of Sinusitis, But 3 That Can Kill

Posted on19. Apr, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Complications of sinusitis are fortunately rare. Some of these complications can kill you. Some of them can leave you blind. What are the signs and symptoms? Which symptoms warrant medical attention RIGHT NOW?

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