Today we appreciate how much the sinus affects asthma and related cough. Sinuses and lungs come from the same embryo bud and have systems known as cilia. These are tiny oars that beat to move bacteria out of the sinus and chest. Sinus drainage affects cough and asthma. Why do we cough, even when we are not particularly sick?
The coal minor digs coal and inhales coal dust. But he doesn’t cough. Then he inhales a large piece of coal dust, too big for the chest cilia to move out of the lungs. Now he coughs. Continue reading ‘Sinusitis Asthma and Cough’ »