Ailment:
Sinus Congestion
Suggested remedies with symptoms
Post-nasal drip Sinus headache Inflammation Hawking Mucus
Congestion Pain Sinus pressure Headache
Sudden onset Pulsing pain in sinuses Temperature elevated Face hot and red Worse by least pressure or lying down
Thick, stringy, sticky yellow/green mucus Nose stuffed but difficult to blow out Thick post nasal drip Pain, pressure, fullness, burning Near eyes If discharge stops, may get headache Back of head to forehead Better with warmth
Symptoms may follow a cold Painful facial bones or Pain in forehead, near or between eyes Thick, smelly nasal drainage and sore nose Must blow nose often May hurt to blow nose Nose sensitive as air passes over passages Very chilly – sensitive to drafts/ cold Must stayed bundled up Better with warm applications, worse with cold Irritable
Sneezing Runny, irritating nasal mucus Greenish nasal mucus, smells bad Bad breath Excess salivation (pillow gets wet) Tongue coated yellow Head pain like in a vise Pain in forehead, teeth, cheeks, or ears Thirsty, weak, trembling Changes between chills and sweating Worse at night
Nasal discharge – thick yellow/white Discharge stopped at night, flows in morning Soreness over sinuses/bones in face/cheeks Thirstless, but prefers cold drinks Weepy, better with consolation, sympathy Better in cool air, fresh air Worse in warm, stuffy room
Thick yellow/green, sticky, ropy nasal mucus Drains from back of nose down throat Sore throat Burning pains Tendency to blow nose a lot (mucus burns) Tendency towards constipation
Recurring sinus infections Burning and throbbing pain Pain through face and between eyes Nose sore, raw, hot Burning when breathing through nose Warm blooded May be irritable
Throbbing, tearing pain in facial bones/nose Headache over one eye Itching on tip of nose Sweaty feet Chilly Thirsty Better with warmth
Mucus yellow/greenish, may be blood streaked Nose alternates between stuffed and runny Dull pain in forehead or between eyes into upper eyelids Sore throat/hoarseness Taste and smell loss Thirsty for cold drinks
