Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) can be debilitating. Recent research suggests that there may be a link between this condition and NICO lesions, microscopic tissue damage caused by bacteria. This can lead to chronic pain and inflammation, often pointing to CFS. Diagnosis and treatment are complex, getting to the root cause and discovering these lesions is the first step in finding healing.
Dealing with chronic fatigue can be exhausting daily. Literally. As researchers try to determine the cause, many question whether there is a connection between chronic fatigue and NICO lesions. To uncover the truth, it is important to understand what they are.
This article explores both conditions – chronic fatigue and NICO lesions – and explains their connection.
A Closer Look at Chronic Fatigue and NICO Lesions
Over 3 million people in the United States suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome. Worldwide, that number increases to somewhere between 17 and 24 million. Most of these patients are undiagnosed.
If you don’t know what is causing chronic fatigue, how can you diagnose it — let alone find a solution? This is the problem that many patients face.
Medical professionals are beginning to uncover that there is a connection between chronic fatigue and NICO lesions, often caused by dangerous bacteria that enter the body.
Let’s take a closer look at both chronic fatigue and NICO lesions, including how they are connected.
Understanding Chronic Fatigue
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is exactly what it sounds like — a chronic and debilitating disease that can cause fatigue. Those who suffer from this condition often find it tough to get through their routine each day.
While the specifics can vary from person to person, a few of the most common symptoms include:
- Persistent fatigue that doesn’t go away with sleep
- Worsening of symptoms after exertion
- Difficulty concentrating
- Forgetfulness
- Sensitivity to lights, sounds, smells, etc.
- Gastrointestinal issues
- Worsening symptoms when standing
- Headaches
- Sore lymph nodes
Because this condition can have such an impact on one’s quality of life, finding a solution becomes so important.
What are NICO Lesions?
NICO lesions, short for neuralgia-inducing cavitational osteonecrosis, are microscopic areas of damaged, dead, and unhealthy tissue. These lesions are found in the soft tissue and jaw bone, causing facial nerve-induced pain and headaches that will continue to progress. Some patients have reported symptoms of pain throughout the body, such as the neck, arms, hands, legs, feet, and groin.
Where do they come from?
Recently, it has been discovered that those patients who have had dental surgery may come in contact with bacteria, such as Borrelia Spirochetes and Bartonella. Post-surgery, these bacteria can invade the gums and soft nerve tissues that surround the tooth — or the tooth socket, after an extraction.
The result?
Nerve pain, neuralgia, palsy, and neuropathy.
The Link Between Chronic Fatigue and NICO Lesions
Although NICO lesions have often found themselves linked to neurological disorders like multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease, they are also found in chronic fatigue syndrome.
Research suggests that those dealing with the complexities of CFS often show signs of neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial dysfunction — all things that are associated with NICO lesions.
Taking a closer look and discovering that this bacteria is present in the jaw bone is the first step toward finding healing for this complex condition.
How CFS Helps With Diagnosing NICO Lesions
Sadly, patients who present with chronic symptoms rarely get the diagnosis they need that will help them to feel better. It often gets overlooked in all areas of medicine, including traditional and alternative. This includes both CFS and NICO.
Yet, with these bacteria present, the illness is going to continue.
Any patient who believes they may have this condition and haven’t found relief with previous treatments should seek help. Currently, a cone beam computed tomography scan is the best option for diagnosis — as long as the medical professional is looking for it. This gives you a 3D image of the teeth, as well as the soft tissues surrounding them, nerve pathways, and the jaw bone. For those who have been suffering from chronic illness, this one diagnostic tool could be the light at the end of the tunnel. It gives doctors all they need to know about what is going on below the surface.
There is no diagnostic tool for chronic fatigue syndrome.
As they are learning more, healthcare professionals are advocating for better diagnostics to efficiently uncover this hidden source of chronic illness.
Treatment of Chronic Fatigue with NICO Lesions
Once NICO lesions are discovered, specialists can proceed with treating them — and removing the bacteria. A few common procedures used include:
- Surgery to remove the legions and unhealthy tissue
- Bone regeneration
- Ozone therapy to disinfect the area
- Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to promote fast healing
Keep in mind that with CFS, each case is personalized to the patient. What your treatment may be can vary greatly from someone else’s. It also depends on where you go. Traditional methods of medicine are not the same as alternative treatment. Those who have not found relief with their primary doctor often seek out help from a specialized team that offers a larger variety of solutions.
Find the Appropriate Treatment at Lyme Mexico
At Lyme Mexico, our patients have often sought treatment closer to home without success. On their journey to find answers to their health woes, they find themselves crossing the border into Mexico — where relief awaits at our clinic.
Travel outside the country, such as outside the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, or New Zealand, and find alternate treatments that will give you the relief you have been hoping for. Chronic fatigue doesn’t just disappear on its own. However, when its source is uncovered, the healing can begin.
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Conclusion
Chronic fatigue and NICO lesions do share a connection. NICO lesions caused by bacteria after dental surgery can begin to take a toll on the body — making it difficult just to get through the day.
As the connection becomes more well-known and diagnostic tools are put in place, it can be easier to uncover and treat chronic fatigue syndrome.
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