A member asked:

How do i relive sinus/nasal pain from a blocked sneeze? it takes between a few minutes to a couple hours for the pressure to come out, why is that?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Swelling: Likely part of what made you sneeze is swelling in your nasal passages / sinuses. So when you stifled the sneeze, it increased pressure in sinus(-es) which is trapped there temporarily, causing discomfort. Could try pseudoephedrine (from pharmacist) or nasal spray like Afrin (for BRIEF use--2-3 days max) to reduce swelling. If continues, see Dr for nasal steroid or antihistamine recc., depending.

Answered 10/23/2017

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