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I need advice regarding a potential health emergency. I've been having more than the usual trouble sleeping this week, waking up all throughout the night. I was really looking forward to sleeping tonight, but everything I did today seems to have pushed me too far and now I have a sinus? infection. I usually only get sick about once a year, typically in the fall/winter, and haven't really seen a doctor in 2 years. It's bad enough enough that I spent 2+ hours in bed trying to fall asleep, thinking that perhaps it was near morning, only to realize that I'd been awake the entire time when I had to get up for the bathroom because of just how complete the nasal congestion -> inflammation -> severe headache is along with a now completely raw throat. I did everything right regarding cognitive behavioral therapy towards sleep, and was avoiding all lights before bed and so on. So I can't sleep due to the pain, and if I can't sleep in the daylight or within the next day, I may have some severe health issues crop up and start to go completely mental. I probably can't go anywhere or contact anyone until the morning. Any home remedies for clearing the sinuses or headaches? Neti pot/sinus rinse is no help at all. Hot shower didn't work. I may just have to endure sleep deprivation for a couple of days or until I become exhausted enough to pass out, but it feels like I'll lose my sanity before then.
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My pain was almost back to normally tolerable levels after getting 12 hours of sleep and waking up on Saturday. I'm feeling pretty good the past couple days, I just have to be really careful not to push it too hard and relapse. I'm likely still contagious, occasionally coughing up phlegm and blowing biofilm out of my sinuses.
I admit that I'm a bit afraid to try and mess with the potatos, because I feel that I've had autoimmune issues with nightshades in the past. They would make me hungry, too... but I probably should try some form of warm compress. My body hasn't been able to decongest the sinuses on its own very well. -
If you have a full blown sinus infection, nothing "natural" will likely help. There is nothing like a sinus headache, nothing relieves it. All you want to do is lie down and get some rest, but lying down makes your head hurt worse. Sinus's get "impacted" with infection (it's chalky and green and you also get blood) so nothing moves! You need antibiotics usually to start things going in the right direction.
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