Cigar related "stuffy-ness"?

[shopkins82]

Sounds exactly like the head cold I'm getting over as well. I went to the Minute Clinic at CVS and the nurse-practitioner said it was a combination of Sinusitis (Sinus Infection) and Ear Infection in one ear (right, canal only not drum). When I blow my nose I can feel air pushing out the infected ear, but not the good ear. I was prescribed an antibiotic (Z-Pack), cough suppressant (Benzonatate), and an ear drop.

I put off the Dr visit for nearly a week trying to fight it with OTC with no luck. Even with antibiotics it's taken the better part of a week to get 95% better, and I'm still blowing my nose 10-20 times a day. There are a few people in my office who have let the same thing make its way into their chest and ended up with full-on bronchitis. I wouldn't try to fight it on your own. See a Dr or a Nurse Practitioner ASAP and hit it hard.... prescription antibiotic, ear drop, cough suppressant (if necessary) and 1-2 days solid rest.