What Is Nasal Congestion and Sinus Pressure? It's one of life's miseries: Your nose is stuffed and your face aches. You might feel pressure around your nose, eyes, forehead, and maybe even your scalp.

Nasal sprays containing steroids, antihistamines, or both may also help. The rapid changes in air pressure during air travel, especially during takeoff and landing, stress your middle ear and eardrum.

Nasal polyps are fleshy swellings that develop in the lining of the nose and paranasal sinuses, which are the air-filled spaces linked to the nasal cavity. They are noncancerous growths. Polyps ...