AWW, I am so sorry you aren't feeling well!! Too bad you don't live close to me or I would be right over with a hot pot of homemade chicken soup to open your sinuses and soothe your throat. A hot steamy shower will help open your sinuses and vicks vapor rub is strong but good at it too. If you have a cool mist vaporizer to add vicks to it's the best. Ibuprofen always helped my body aches. Try warm liquids and steam. That always helps me:)! HUGS, chicken soup, vicks, and steam vapor coming your way!! Oh yeah, and cepacol for the sore throat. You need some Vitamin C....and TLC.

Oh you poor thing! I wish I had a magic answer but I don't. One thing that helps me is a shot of whisky in a cup of hot apple cider! And I HATE whisky but my husband made me drink it and it really helped! My cold was almost gone over night and the whisky helped relax my body! So, you might try it! If your on pain meds, which I don't know if your just taking Tylonal, but of course be careful. Much love and prayers for, if not a pain free day, at least pain free moments.

I always take NyQuil for colds flu and cough. It helps me rest some.
Just be sure it is ok to mix with your other medications.

Thanks I wish I had some homemade chicken noddle soup I have tried taking a Hot shower But thats not even helping My head is so stopped. up. I called my docor. yesturday and they said that thier nothig that they can give me to make the cold go away. That it has to go away on its own I think I may be getting. . an ear infection because now. my ears are hurting. Thats all I need I have been resting. but I can't hardy eat because it hurts to swallow I just wish that My pain would go away Being sick and in pain is no fun.

Zinc and vit C very important. Drinking hot tea, cider etc.. will help. Saline nasal spray or a netty pot can work miracles.

Healing hugs

Drinking as much fluid as you possibly can manage will help with the sinus. And for pain a warm face cloth across the bridge of your nose and cheeks is good, I also use one across my forehead. The warmer the better. And if you feel up to it you can gently massage the area while the face cloths are on.

When my sinus are really bad I stand with my face right under the stream of the shower and let the spray pound on my face. Salt water rinses really help as well. If you don't have a neti pot a glass will do just fine. Just use 6-8 oz of warm water and a 1/4 -1/2 a teaspoon of salt. Lift the glass to your nose and inhale the water and then let it run out on it's own. This is done over a sink of course. Have kleenex handy to blow your nose with in between rinses. It's really the best thing to do when you have an infection.

The pain in your ears is most likely from the sinus pressure. Once your sinus are better it should clear up. I hope you start to feel better soon. Sinus pain and pressure are awful. Big hugs Kelley

sorry tabby, this almost sounds like the flu, but even a cold can cause a flare.
beautiful and others have good advice. vicks is wonderful. if you have a large pot you can boil water, then AFTER IT COOLS a bit, put a towel over your head in take in the steam a little at a time.
vitamin C with zinc help it end faster, but more so if taken at he beginning.
can you get chinese delivery there? they usually have chicken soup and hot and sour soup which have helped me.

hope you feel better soon. anything on top of CP is rough. take care!