Humming Nitric Oxide

Access to sinus-infecting bacteria is minimized by poor blood circulation in congested sinus spaces. Dilation of the blood vessels in the sinuses is dependent on nitric oxide present in exhaled air. Humming can break up the static air spaces, replenish nitric oxide and enhance the immune defenses in the sinuses.

Antibiotics must come in contact with bacteria to be effective and that intimate contact is difficult in sinus infections. Congestion of the nasal sinuses yields a thick mucus layer that can separate infecting bacteria from antibiotics or defensive molecules and cells present in adjacent blood vessels. Congestion also increases the distance from the respired gases of the air spaces of the sinuses to the blood vessels of the surrounding tissues. Nitric oxide present in the respired air from the lungs usually provides signals to keep the sinus blood vessels dilated. Blocking the source of nitric oxide causes constriction and reduced blood flow. The result is that congestion isolates the sinuses from the circulation and immune system. This is why antibiotics are relatively ineffective for sinus infections.

Humming vibrates air and can even shake up the sinuses. Persistent humming can provide enough nitric oxide to the sinuses to dilate the blood vessels and reestablish effective circulation. Humming alone is usually as effective as antibiotics in treating sinus infections and will also augment the use of antibiotics.

It is not surprising that traditional practices to augment health include breathing exercises that will enhance circulation in the upper and lower respiratory tract. These practices also include the prominent use of humming, aummm.