Morticia - Stilly River Sage has described exactly how to do the salty water snuffle thing; it doesn't have to be seawater, though seawater from a clean source is best - hot water with salt (preferably sea salt) will do.

It clears out your sinuses, and also takes down the swelling; I've seen someone's face go from being swollen right out on one side to being almost normal within minutes of doing it.

Lyle's pinching of the web between thumb and forefinger interests me, because that's one of the acupuncture points a Chinese doctor used to treat my infected sinuses. (The others were the top of the head, the middle of the hairline on the forehead, just over the sinuses beside the nose, and beside the hipbone at the side of the stomach.)

But the most important thing for me is prevention: don't get into that crazy workworkwork state, eat enough raw fresh fruit and vegetables and enough cooked fruit and vegetables, and walk every day with the dog. And *get enough rest*. Don't get into that state where you're so wired up that you can't sleep without the radio on.

Speaking of which, anyone look at that Dog Dancing video I flagged at all? It's really sweet. I was laughing, with sentimental tears rolling down my face, while watching it.