The Cause of Your Sinus Stuffiness (Congestion) Is Hiding in Your Pillow

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Dr. Eric Berg

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🗓️ 19 April 2024

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Summary

Today, we’re going to talk about one of the hidden causes of chronic sinus congestion. Microorganisms in your pillow could be causing sinus pressure, nasal congestion, difficulty breathing, and snoring!

The average pillow has 7000 spores of 4 to 16 different types of fungus, especially if your pillow is made of synthetic material.

The fungus found in your pillow is a frequent cause of rhinitis, or inflammation of the sinuses. The fungus feeds on nitrogen and dead skin—and can affect the respiratory system.

Fungus spores are activated by moisture, so your sweat, drool, and wet hair intensify the problem. Spores can even grow roots into the fibers of your pillow.

Here are 4 signs that fungus in your pillow may be causing sinus congestion:

1. Discoloration on the pillow

2. Moisture on the pillow

3. Odors from the pillow

4. Sudden change in mucus membranes (difficulty breathing, stuffy nose)

To solve this problem, wash your pillow at least once monthly and ensure it’s completely dried. It’s also essential to clean your pillowcase at least once per week. Your pillow won’t last forever, so be sure to replace it once yearly.

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0:00.0	If you notice that you're having a difficult time breathing to your sinuses, okay?
0:05.6	Or maybe you're snoring, this video is for you.
0:10.6	I was doing some research on this topic and I found some fascinating information about a study involving random people and their pillows.
0:20.0	And I'm talking about microorganisms living in your pillow.
0:24.5	Apparently they tested like random people and they looked at the average amount of microbes that
0:31.0	are in a pillow. And you might want to be sitting down for this because it's pretty shocking.
0:36.0	They found an average several thousand spores of fungus.
0:41.0	Now what's a spore?
0:42.0	A spore is like a dormant
0:44.5	microorganism. They found several thousand spores
0:49.1	just in one gram a pillow and there's anywhere between four to sixteen different species of fungus,
0:59.0	especially if your pillow is made from synthetic material.
1:03.0	Apparently they also eat the dead skin from you as well as they pulling off the
1:07.1	nitrogen from some of the waste.
1:09.6	I mean it's pretty disgusting.
1:11.3	And this is a very frequent cause of rhinitis like
1:15.3	inflammation of the sinuses and it can definitely worsen the respiratory area and
1:19.6	these spores get activated with moisture, like in your sweat, like in your drool, going to bed with your hair wet after you took a shower.
1:31.0	And these spores can actually grow roots into the fibers of your pillow.
1:35.0	There's actually four things you just need to identify. Number one, is there any type of
1:39.6	colors on your pillow? Because these funguses give off different colors, yellow, brown, purple, green, white. Number two, moisture is your pillow wet.
1:52.0	Apparently these microbes and spores can be activated within 24 hours.
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