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8 Further Indications
8.2.4 Sinusitis
Description
■ Inflammation of the paranasal sinuses; often following acute rhinitis with difficulty
breathing due to nasal blockage, or in conjunction with a bronchopulmonary infection
(
›
8.2.3)
■ May become chronic, often with an allergic component; typical symptoms include: fa-
tigue, headache, general malaise, impaired performance, recurrent post-nasal drip per-
ceived as unpleasant
■ Chronic cases often act as an interference field (
›
5.7)
Sometimes patients with chronic sinusitis have become so used to the condition that they
don’t even mention it as part of their medical history. However, since chronic sinusitis can
act as an interference field it can trigger or exacerbate disorders that are not as such asso-
ciated with it. It is therefore essential that the treatment of chronic sinusitis is always in-
cluded in the treatment approach.
Point Prescription
French points
■ Local points:
Nose
,
Nasal Mucosa
(
›
6.3.4),
Maxillary Sinus
,
Frontal Sinus
,
Ethmoi-
dal Sinus
,
Sphenoidal Sinus
(listed according to decreasing frequency of occurrence)
(
›
6.3.3)
■ Defense against infection:
Thymus
(
›
6.6.1),
Interferon
(
›
6.7.3),
Infection Axis
(
›
6.12.4)
■ Stabilising points:
Point Zero
(
›
6.10.3),
Laterality Point
(
›
6.8.6)
Chinese points
■ Local points:
External Nose (14)
,
Internal Nose (16)
(
›
6.3.2),
Shen Men
(55)
(
›
6.7.2)
Treatment Intervals
■
Acute stage:
twice weekly
■ As nasal breathing becomes easier: once weekly to twice monthly until symptoms have
disappeared
Treatment Course and Prognosis
■ Treatment results can vary greatly; nasal breathing often eases straight away
■ Symptoms generally disappear within a few weeks to several months
Nasal polyps are no contraindication for auricular acupuncture and may even diminish
during the treatment course. Scheduled surgery can sometimes be avoided.
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