sinus hell

Thanks, Croatia1. I will try this later this week andd I will let you know how it goes.

Grammargran, yes I get a vertigo kind of feeling at times too!
The reason I first went to a ENT doctor was that I was going to fly and was worried about the pressure on landing.
I did buy some ear plugs called earplanes (I think). This has gone on for around 20 years now. Debilitating at times I wish I could be like other people and a runny nose and sneezing for a few days, but nope.
Best wishes all. Saluting all soldiers.

I’m glad you’ve improved keepingquiet. I’ll try that too, can’t travel too far I guess if not using an implement.

Let us know how you get on OP, you have our sympathy though that doesn’t help much! On the worst days, I take 2 ibuprofen and 2 paracetamol an hour later. Kills the pain for me, now I see you can buy it combined called Nuromol I think.

Sasta that's great advice if you can take both paracetamol and ibuprofen definitely do that. Unfortunately I can't take ibuprofen myself due to kidney issues

got the pot to rinse out my nose with, can you use normal salt in the water to rinse the nose or is sea saltbetter, thank you

We use sea salt , but tablet salt will do .
If it burns or is uncomfortable - use less .

Bumping this up

I seem to do more or less what you do @Croatial I don't think I have serious sinus problems (although the optometrist has said I have blepharitis which might be connected) but I thought I would give it a try and see if it would help the headaches I get .

Instead of the cupped hand I just fill a (sterilized) cup with well boiled and cooled water and basically sniff the water out of the top of the cup with one nostril at a time.

Also ,after the water inside the nose has transited to the back of the throat and the mouth I give it an extra swirl by blowing my nose (just one nostril) with the intention of making my ears pop.

I don't think this is dangerous but I am no expert and maybe it could be harmful to delicate ear drums(?)

But the breathing feels better immediately and I get the impression that it does help the headaches although I am only 2 or3 weeks in and so can't be definitive.

My mother always used to gargle every day with salt water and claimed it kept colds away ..