Sinus Congestion - HomeoSource

Choose a remedy: No one has all the symptoms so choose based on the most prominent ones. If symptoms change, select a remedy that matches the new symptoms.

Dosage: Take one 30C every 4-6 hours or 12X or 6C every 2-3 hours.* Or, see the Dosage Chart.

Stop as soon as symptoms improve.
If no improvement after a day, try a different remedy

Notes:

If a self-selected remedy – however well indicated – doesn’t help and your symptoms are more than you would expect for a sinus complaint, you need to seek medical expertise. A doctor will provide a diagnosis and/or a professional homeopath can evaluate your symptoms in the context of your whole person.
Avoid medicated cough drops with camphor, eucalyptus, menthol as these may antidote homeopathic medicine.

Symptoms	Remedy
Post-nasal drip Sinus headache Inflammation Hawking Mucus View Remedy	WHP Sinus Congestion Multi-remedy by Washington Homeopathic Follow package directions
Congestion Pain Sinus pressure Headache View Remedy	Sinusalia (new name is Sinus Calm) Multi-remedy by Boiron Follow package directions
Sudden onset Pulsing pain in sinuses Temperature elevated Face hot and red Worse by least pressure or lying down View Remedy	Belladonna
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 View Remedy	Kali Bichromicum
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 View Remedy	Hepar sulphuris calcareum
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 View Remedy	Mercurius solubilis or Mercurius vivus
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 View Remedy	Pulsatilla
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 View Remedy	Hydrastis canadensis
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 View Remedy	Kali iodatum
Throbbing, tearing pain in facial bones/nose Headache over one eye Itching on tip of nose Sweaty feet Chilly Thirsty Better with warmth View Remedy	Silica
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 View Remedy	Phosphorus

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