Healthy Home Remedies

What is a Tooth Abscess? An abscess is a pus filled swelling that is highly alkaline in nature. It is composed of white blood cells that have sacrificed themselves to capture dead material in order to expel it outside of the bloodstream. The swelling in your gum is a result of your body’s protective mechanism functioning well. I have talked with people who have had pus draining abscess for years. Although I don’t recommend leaving an untreated abscess, if the pus is draining okay and it isn’t getting bigger, it means your body is protecting itself. The bone around the infection may be slowly deteriorating. The pus protective mechanism is capturing debris that is entering into your body from the mouth via the tooth or gum and then it traps it. The inflammation protects your body from the debris entering your blood stream. The pus swelling then spits the debris back out into your mouth through the pus filled blister. A dental abscess is the same as tooth or gum infection. There ar...

Sinus Headaches What are sinus headaches? Sinus headaches occur when the sinus passages behind your eyes, nose, cheeks, and forehead are congested. A sinus headache can be felt on either or both sides of your head. Pain or pressure is felt not just in your head, but anywhere in the sinus area. Sometimes sinus headaches are a symptom of the ongoing sinus condition  sinusitis . Sinus headaches can happen seasonally if you have allergies, or only occasionally when your sinuses become triggered for some other reason. There are herbal remedies, over-the-counter treatments, and prescription medication you can take to treat sinus headaches. Symptoms of a sinus headache Symptoms of inflamed sinuses accompany sinus headaches. These symptoms include: ·          pain getting worse when you lean forward ·          green or yellow nasal discharge ·       ...