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Deeply clogged sinuses, left ear pressure for 5 days. used otc sudafed and mucinex (guaifenesin) and afrin, nothing is loosening mucous, no fever no swelling?
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Tincture of time: Tincture of time. Use a humidifier or vaporizer. Take long showers or -- very carefully -- breathe in steam from a pot on the stove. Drink lots of fluids, which will thin out your mucus and may help prevent your sinuses from getting blocked up. Use a nasal saline spray – simple unmedicated salt water – to help prevent your nasal passages from drying out.
Answered 6/4/2019
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