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I came down with a cold last week, and have the last few days most probably developed a sinus infection. I called my doctors office today, who said it probably was an infection, but they couldn't let me in before tomorrow morning.

Thing is my nose isn't stuffed, I can breathe easily through both nostrils. The pain is located under my eye, over my jaw, so it looks as it's only one of the maxillary sinuses are infected.

I've tried to drip decongestants into the nose and tilt over so that it runs into the affected sinus, but I can't tell if it's got any effect. I've also tried to irrigate with salt water, using the same method trying to get the water into that sinus.

Does anyone have any tips on how I can relieve the pain in the "cheek" sinuses, and does anyone know if there is any point to try to irrigate it to draw the infection out? Is it the mucus that's in there that's gone "infected", or is it the tissue itself?

Also, has anyone got experience of flying with a located sinus infection? Mind I am not stuffed anywhere else but the affected sinus. It's a short flight, an hour long.

I appreciate any input, thanks in advance.