Strong humming for one hour daily to terminate chronic rhinosinusitis in four days: A case report and hypothesis for action by stimulation of endogenous nasal nitric oxide production

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 851-854

  Eby, George A ^a  

^a George Eby Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; GUAIFENESIN; NITRIC OXIDE; STEROID;

ADULT; AIRWAY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIZZINESS; EXHALATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MUCUS; NOSE BREATHING; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; VIBRATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NOSE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

FUNGI;

EID: 31844436378     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.11.035     Document Type: Article

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