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"One of the problems with sinusitis is that the sinuses tend to get closed up," he said. "If you don't drain properly, bacteria is just happy as a clam. If you can increase drainage and improve flow through the sinuses, you're going to be facilitating the process."

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For more on sinus infections, head to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

SOURCES: Ian Williamson, M.D., senior lecturer, primary medical care, University of Southampton, U.K.; William Morris, D.O., chairman and director, department of osteopathic manipulative medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York City; Michael Stewart, M.D., chairman and professor, department of otolaryngology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York City; Reginald F. Baugh, M.D., vice chairman and professor, surgery, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, and director, division of otolaryngology, Scott & White, Temple, Texas; Dec. 5, 2007, Journal of the American Medical Association