Using correct nasal rinsing method cured my chronic sinusitis overnight
tl;dr Try the nose-to-ceiling method instead of the typical tilting to the sides. Proper rinsing technique is something your doctor may not tell you (mine only told me I should bend forward to rinse my frontal sinus).
I had a successful FESS back in December 2024, but my chronic sinusitis slowly returned and this year my infection already turned acute twice. These were my recent symptoms:
- Brainfog
- Nasal congestion
- Post-nasal drip
- Fuzzy vision when lying down
- Pressure behind the eyeballs
- Constant dull headache on the top left and back left of my head
- Tenderness and itchiness in my upper throat
I Googled for which sinus could possibly be the infected one and found an old Reddit post regarding the nose-to-ceiling method. It turns out, for the past 1 year, I have only been rinsing the maxillary and the frontal sinus, and totally missed out on my sphenoid sinus. That explains why no mucus came out during rinsing, yet my nose still felt congested.
When I tried the nose-to-ceiling method, quite a bit of thick mucus came out and gave instant relief. It did burn a little though, because the sphenoid sinus area seemed to be where the inflammation was. After a good night's sleep (best sleep I've ever had in months), the symptoms subsided.
If you've been facing stubborn chronic sinusitis like I have, I hope this piece of info helps you.