Head and Ear Pressure Relief
Has anyone found helpful treatments or tools to help ease head pressure, ear pressure and/or pain between the eyes? Looking for any advice to find some relief!
This past week, I have been having a lot of pain and pressure in my head and sinuses from allergies. This worsens when I go outside. I have been using my typical treatments: Flonase nasal spray, Claritin, and Tylenol later in the day. (I take a NSAID in the morning for autoimmune pain.) But the pain and pressure persist even with those treatments. I've always been hesitant to use a Neti pot although I've tried some saline nasal sprays in the past. I feel best when I can take a warm shower and lay down and rest. That usually happens for me at night, although I occasionally lay down for 15 to 20 minutes in the afternoon if dealing with extreme pain or fatigue. Warm compresses over my eyes and sinuses help when I can sit long enough to do that. (I'm a mama in a really busy season of life.) I'm eager to hear any other suggestions for relief.
A Neti pot or sinus rinse helps a lot. I'm still working on getting used to the thing, but I've discovered that even if you can't get that in-one-side-out-the-other thing going on, it still helps. Just do the best you can with it, recognize that you may need to cut back on the amount of solution you use depending on how sensitive your nasal passages are. Be consistent with it to see results.
- thanks so much for sharing this with the community! Will give this a try. Ordinarily, I use the old fashioned method of towel-over-head leaning into a bowl of steaming water. Regarding my sinus issues, I find sleeping on my left side, weirdly helps to open the airways a tad. Also, pinching just below the bridge of my nose helps too. Pete, Moderator
ooh this pressure is the worse. Sometimes I use hot or cold compresses, but I haven't found any real relief yet. I would love to hear if others have any tips or tricks?
~ Lorene, moderator
