Submitted by look368 on Mon, 13/07/2009 - 10:01pm.
Hi Turbosnail,
You brought up a very interesting subject, sinusITIS ( ....itis means inflammation, sinus is a part of the face. We ear nose and throat specialists willl take it as sinusitis when a patient mentioned he has sinus)
When we exercise in this case cycling our body produces endorphin and adrenaline. Adrenaline is also known as "Fight or Flight " hormones meaning you either fight when face with a dangerous situation for you cabut. It causes your heart rate to go up, respiration rate to increase, eyes dilated, muscles all tense up in anticipation of action. Endorphine is the hormone that is produce during strenuous exercise. It is opiod meaning same family as morphine. It is addictive. That s why you guys feel restless if two weeks no cycling. These two hormones will cause our nasal lining to shrink and at the same time it reduces mucus poduction. Therefore we feel a very patent nasal breathing. Unfortunately, once the effect of these two hormones wears off after a few hours, we feel the congestion again.
Therefore if you do not want to rely on drugs that mimic the action of these two hormones which doctors will prescribed to you, you must stay active all the time, i.e exercise daily to produce of constant flow of these two natural "medications". If you are able to maintain this momentum and keep your nose and sinus open and dry for few months or years, you may get away with it naturally without drugs!!!
Submitted by jamesbent on Wed, 14/10/2009 - 1:02am.
The information you provided about the way our bodies react when exercising is very interesting. You suggest we continue training so we prevent our nasal lining to shrink. The cold season is coming and I am afraid of a sinus infection. In my case I think staying home and using medication would be more helpful.
Of course staying home and taking medication to prevent sinus infection during cold season is one option but wintry and wet days do not preclude an indoor workout which is beneficial for our wellbeing. Once as a young intern I had a heated argument with a fellow intern on the role of exercising vs developing cancer. My rationale is exercises increase your immunity and helps to lower not only the risks of heart problem but also developing cancer. This was way before AIDS is such a vogue. He retorted " What does exercise got to do with cancer?" it is now very well documented that in AIDS as in all those with lower body immunity, chances of developing cancer is a lot higher :-)))
Submitted by turbosnail on Wed, 15/07/2009 - 10:37am.
The exercise cum western plus eastern med really helps. I am getting much better. But I do feel the strength of my body a little weak. Was struggling on the rolling hill on Batu Ferringhi on my way back. Maybe due to the fact that my body uses up some energy to fight the virus?
Thanks guys for the ride. Yup it cleared my sinus. But it came back afterwards!
Hi Turbosnail,
You brought up a very interesting subject, sinusITIS ( ....itis means inflammation, sinus is a part of the face. We ear nose and throat specialists willl take it as sinusitis when a patient mentioned he has sinus)
When we exercise in this case cycling our body produces endorphin and adrenaline. Adrenaline is also known as "Fight or Flight " hormones meaning you either fight when face with a dangerous situation for you cabut. It causes your heart rate to go up, respiration rate to increase, eyes dilated, muscles all tense up in anticipation of action. Endorphine is the hormone that is produce during strenuous exercise. It is opiod meaning same family as morphine. It is addictive. That s why you guys feel restless if two weeks no cycling. These two hormones will cause our nasal lining to shrink and at the same time it reduces mucus poduction. Therefore we feel a very patent nasal breathing. Unfortunately, once the effect of these two hormones wears off after a few hours, we feel the congestion again.
Therefore if you do not want to rely on drugs that mimic the action of these two hormones which doctors will prescribed to you, you must stay active all the time, i.e exercise daily to produce of constant flow of these two natural "medications". If you are able to maintain this momentum and keep your nose and sinus open and dry for few months or years, you may get away with it naturally without drugs!!!
The information you provided about the way our bodies react when exercising is very interesting. You suggest we continue training so we prevent our nasal lining to shrink. The cold season is coming and I am afraid of a sinus infection. In my case I think staying home and using medication would be more helpful.
Of course staying home and taking medication to prevent sinus infection during cold season is one option but wintry and wet days do not preclude an indoor workout which is beneficial for our wellbeing. Once as a young intern I had a heated argument with a fellow intern on the role of exercising vs developing cancer. My rationale is exercises increase your immunity and helps to lower not only the risks of heart problem but also developing cancer. This was way before AIDS is such a vogue. He retorted " What does exercise got to do with cancer?" it is now very well documented that in AIDS as in all those with lower body immunity, chances of developing cancer is a lot higher :-)))
Still bothering me but getting better.
Gonna get my dose after work if nothing pops up. Wave if you see me on the coastal way...:)
The exercise cum western plus eastern med really helps. I am getting much better. But I do feel the strength of my body a little weak. Was struggling on the rolling hill on Batu Ferringhi on my way back. Maybe due to the fact that my body uses up some energy to fight the virus?