Feb 1, 2008 11:00 pm US/Eastern
Health: Sinus Buster
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ―
In making a self defense video for women on how to use
pepper spray, Wayne Perry, who suffered with excruciating headaches, made a
startling discovery.
"I'm coughing, I'm choking, I can't breathe, I can't see.
And then I realized I never felt better in my entire life, my headache
was completely reversed and gone within seconds," said Wayne.
It launched him a new career.
The marshal arts instructor put together a formula
containing the active ingredient in pepper spray, capsaicin, that comes from a
chili pepper. It sold like hot cakes on eBay, and suddenly Wayne, the
amateur scientist, had a new business with a nasal spray called Sinus
Buster. The headache formula contains natural ingredients including
eucalyptus, and herbs like Feverfew.
"It actually
permeates the blood brain barrier, which is a hard thing to do," said Wayne.
"It helps a great deal," said Judy Donovan, who has been
using the headache spray for a few months, after suffering for years with sinus
headaches. She says it's very intense and feels like eating a tablespoon
of horseradish.
"It's a real blast to your head, but immediately following
the pain goes away. It's the first thing that's worked without side
effects for me," said Judy.
The Sinus Buster Headache Formula, which also contains
peppermint oil, doesn't have to be scientifically tested because it's sold over
the counter.
"Peppermint oil we know can also reduce pain probably
through a process through the smell itself," said Dr. William Young with Thomas
Jefferson University's
Headache Center,
who occasionally recommends Sinus Buster. He says it appears to work in a
number of ways.
"Anything that's an irritant may sort of distract or trick
the brain into shutting down the migraine," said Dr. Young.
Sinus Buster is supposed to be used at the first sign of a
headache, and then as needed. It's sold online and in health stores
costing about 17-dollars.
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