Hi there,

I am 35 years old and started experiencing sinus problems about 3 years ago. It only occurs on the right side of my head, barely ever any problems with the left side. During the summer/warm weather, things aren't too bad, but during colder weather, it bothers me a lot. I experience nasal/sinus congestion, but my worst symptom is the problems I have with my right ear. I believe it's from congestion in my ear. The problem can range from mild discomfort to moderate to severe pain; lately it's been more of the moderate to severe variety. I have seen an ENT specialist and had a CT of my sinuses; he wasn't able to offer me any help. I do a sinus rinse about 3 times per day, use saline nasal spray periodically throughout the day, drink plenty of water, and "steam" my face for about 10 minutes twice per day (breathe in hot water with eucalyptus oil added). I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced similar problems and, if so, if you were able to find any solutions. I'd appreciate any advice that anyone might have.

Just for the heck of it, try eliminating the eucalyptus oil. Some people can be sensitive to eucalyptus and you may be one of those people. Try doing without it for about 10 days and see if you get even a little bit less of the symptoms or whether they stay the same.

Also my doctor mentioned not to use any of those plug in Glade or other brand fragence oil dispensers because they are putting oil into the air and you're breathing it into your sinuses and for some people it creates sinus problems. So I took all the plug in dispensers out of my home last year.