Over 40 million Americans suffer from chronic sinus problems. Common prescription and over-the-counter drugs to address this problem include Claritin, Flonase, Sudafed, and many others. Drugs try to slow down the flow of mucus (anti-secretory), kill the bacteria (antibiotics), or shut down the swelling (anti-inflammatory). While each strategy gives some people temporary relief, none of these drug approaches deals with the underlying problem. The real problem is usually a fungal infection.

In a study conducted at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota in 1998 and published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings (vol.74, p.877, 1999), Dr. Jens Ponikau and colleagues found that 96% of the 212 chronic sinusitis patients assessed were actually suffering from a fungal infection in the sinuses, not bacterial infection, as had been assumed for the past 50 years by medical experts. The reason this research group found the fungi that had not been found by previous studies is because the Mayo Clinic group used a new and very sensitive means of determining microorganisms causing infections, known as polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The difference in accuracy between culture plates (commonly used) and PCR is like the difference between binoculars and a telescope.

Fungi are one of the most common forms of life on earth. Fungi (a.k.a. yeast, rust, mold, mildew, mushrooms) are the "undertaker and the ecologist" of life. Their job is to decay all forms of life back to the basic elements. Nothing can stop the fungi from doing their job except "host defense mechanisms", meaning "how healthy are you?" Most patients with end-stage cancer and AIDS end up with serious fungal infections. Many other people probably suffer from fungal infections that are undiagnosed. According to several good studies, 50% of the people with systemic fungal infections do not have an immune compromised status, like cancer, AIDS, steroids, or such.

That means that the remaining 50% of people with deep mycosis were relatively healthy people who developed these life-threatening fungal infections. According to A.V. Costantini, MD, former head of the World Health Organization, fungal infections and fungal toxins in the food supply may cause the majority of degenerative diseases in western society.

Fungi grow best where it is dark, warm, wet, stagnant, and there is a sugar fuel. That describes the sinuses perfectly. Fungi set up camp in the sinuses, live on the mucus (which is a sugar, mucopolysaccharide), rapidly reproduce, create substances that shut down the immune system (to make it harder to get rid of them), then make substances that cause the mucus membranes to become permeable to everything else (such as pollen, dust, dander, debris). These by-products from fungi can turn our sinuses into a screen door that lets all kinds of stuff into the bloodstream, which then precipitates the "hell" of allergy season. Then the sinus region really becomes inflamed as the immune system begins to attack this endless stream of small things flowing into the bloodstream. The immune system gobbles these invaders up as if they were an infecting organism, like a bacteria. This battle leads to histamine release, swelling, and irritation. SinusCleanser deals with the underlying cause, rather than just subduing the symptoms of sinus problems. By washing away the fungi that are creating the problem in the sinuses, SinusCleanser begins to lower the "mold load" in the sinuses. Relief can be felt within hours. Serious improvement in your condition within days. Sleeping, snoring, apnea, asthma, tonsillitis, colds, and other breathing problems all can improve simply by flushing out the fungi that invade the sinuses.

SinusCleanser is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

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