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A 27-year-old male asked:

Should i use otrivine nasal spray and sudafed pseudoephedrine prior to my flight to try and prevent sinus barotrauma? will this do the trick?

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Dr. John Chiu
Allergy and Immunology 59 years experience
May help: This combination may be helpful in keeping your nasal and sinus openings more patent if you have problem with nasal congestion. However without knowing whether there are other issues such as the size of the sinus openings etc, it is impossible to tell.
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