Congestion and pressure in the sinuses can be quite unpleasant and can make routine chores seem like impossible obstacles. It is difficult to breathe freely or think clearly when your sinuses are congested. It seems like heavy, opaque clouds are filling your brain. It feels like a vice grip steadily tightening around your head as the pressure creeps up behind your eyes and across your forehead.You can feel the congestion getting worse with every breath, making it necessary for you to breathe through your lips, which makes the dryness and discomfort worse. You feel that your very being is trapped behind a heavy blanket of congestion, as if the pressure is emanating from your head and affecting your entire face. As the pressure builds with each movement, simple things like tilting your head forward or bending over to tie your shoes become enormous struggles. The overpowering feeling of congestion in your sinuses can result in headaches that pound ceaselessly with every heartbeat, serving as a continual reminder of your body's battle with the congestion.You toss and turn, trying to find a position that releases pressure and lets you breathe easily, but sleep eludes you. Rather, you end up pushing pillows against each other in a hopeless attempt to achieve some sort of relaxation, but all you get is the same stuffy feeling when you close your eyes. Your mental health suffers as a result of the congestion in addition to your physical health. Being in continual pain and not being able to get relief can deplete and irritate you, making it hard to focus or go about your daily business. Your head seems cloudy, as if it is trying to make its way through a thick layer of mental clutter.The alleviation appears to be transient at best, even after trying a variety of treatments, such as steam inhalation, nasal irrigation, and over-the-counter drugs. The traffic is still there, a recalcitrant enemy that will not submit to your attempts to defeat it. Every day turns into a struggle against the constant pressure that builds up inside your sinuses, making you yearn for the delicious relief of clean, clear breathing again.