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Relieving Sinus Pressure at Home

Jul 18, 2009 Victoria Nicks

Sinus sprays and decongestants can eventually make your sinus problems worse, but natural sinus cures will relieve your stuffy nose without any side effects.

Using home remedies to relieve the symptoms of sinusitis, including pain, pressure, and congestion, helps you avoid the side effects that occur with many medicines. Natural sinus cures, such as steam, aromatherapy, and herbal teas, are all great ways to achieve sinus pressure relief, and they don't have the side effects of nasal sprays and other congestion medicines.

Use Steam to Relieve Sinus Pressure

Relieving sinus pressure at home can easily be accomplished with the use of steam. Using a humidifier that heats water and turns it into vapor to be breathed is a very simple method of creating steam. Avoid standing directly over a hot mist humidifier, due to the risk of burns from the steam. Another method of creating steam is to stand in the bathroom with the shower running, and the door closed. Make sure the water is turned up as hot as it can go, in order to create the most steam. Finally, leaning over a sink full of hot water with a cloth to hold the steam in will provide a great deal of steam, which will give you sinus pressure relief.

Aromatherapy Offers a Natural Treatment for Sinus Pressure

Many essential oils are useful as natural sinus cures. Evergreen oils such as pine and eucalyptus, as well as lavender, ginger, and peppermint can all be used to help with the congestion and pressure that result from sinusitis. These essential oils can be used in several different ways, for relieving sinus pressure.

Pouring a few drops of essential oils into the hot water of a steam treatment will make the steam even more beneficial. Placing essential oils in an oil warmer heats the oils, releasing the aroma into the room. Essential oils can also be massaged into the temples, to achieve faster results. Whenever applying an essential oil directly to the skin, it should be tested on the inside of the arm first to check for sensitivity.

Relieving Sinus Pressure with Herbal Tea

Many of the same herbs used as aromatherapy can also be used in herbal teas to provide sinus pressure relief. Peppermint tea, ginger tea, and lemon balm, are all great natural sinus cures, in three ways. These herbal teas have natural properties that result in an opening of nasal passages, allowing mucus to flow, which releases sinus pressure. In addition, the heat of the tea creates steam. Breathing the steam, which is full of the aroma of the herbs, provides even more relief for swollen sinus passages. Finally, drinking liquids helps to thin the secretions in the nasal passages, which reduces congestion.

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